Jeri Jacquin
Coming to Bluray/DVD and VOD from director Eli Roth, MGM and
Fox Home Entertainment is a man with a DEATH WISH.
Dr. Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) is a respected physician with
a good life supported by wife Lucy (Elisabeth Shue), college bound daughter
Jordan (Camila Morrone) and brother Frank (Vincent D’Onofrio). Saving lives by
day he is about to celebrate Jordan
Preparing for a night out of celebrating, Kersey is called
to the hospital for an emergency. Still wanting to celebrate, Lucy and Jordan
return home with the goodies to make a cake. Lucy becomes alarmed realizing
that there is someone in the house and while trying to get out with Jordan
Giving them what they want isn’t enough as things go
horribly wrong. Kersey is called into the ER to discover his family has been
attacked. Police Det. Kevin Raines (Dean Norris) and Det. Lenore Jackson
(Kimberly Elise) are on the case and swear they will get the criminals
responsible.
Kersey isn’t happy with that as time goes by and they still
aren’t apprehended. Haunted by what has happened to his family, he begins a
journey into being a vigilante that the public dubs ‘The Grim Reaper’. That is
until he comes face to face with the man responsible for it all and will not be
broken again!
Willis as Dr. Kersey is a trusted doctor and clearly loves
his family. Believing he has played life by the right rules, his thought
process changes when his family is attacked. It goes even further when he is
attacked for trying to help someone which flips the switch for The Grim Reaper
to be created. His goal may be to make those who hurt his family pay but Willis
gives Kersey a creepier feel with his low-key, frozen emotion performance.
Willis has still got the stuff. He scared me more than the criminals!
D’Onofrio as brother Frank is beloved by the family, even if
he hits his brother’s wallet on occasion. Worried about his brother and family,
D’Onofrio turns on the protective mode. Shue as Lucy is lovely and charming and I’m thrilled anytime
she appears on the screen.
Morrone as Jordan Jackson
Other cast include: Beau Knapp as Knox, Len Carious as Ben,
Jack Kesy as The Fish, Ronnie Blevins as Joe, Kirby Blanton as Bethany
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment brings
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The Bluray includes the Special Features of Commentary with Eli Roth and Roger Birnbaum,
Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary with Eli Roth and Roger Birnbaum,
Mancow Morning Show Extended Scenes, Sway in the Morning Extended Scene,
Vengeance and Vision: Directing Death Wish and Grindhouse Trailer.
DEATH WISH is actually based on the 1972 novel of the same
name by Brian Garfield. It was
followed in 1975 by a sequel Death Sentence
which DEATH WISH II used elements of the story.
From 1974 until 1987, Charles Bronson brought us the DEATH
WISH series of films. He was quiet, raw and extremely dangerous. Now, in 2018,
Willis once again gives us the quiet, raw and extremely dangerous Dr. Kersey.
Willis has given fans so many dimensions to the roles he has
played. It is clear that comedy started out as his forte but the big screen
quickly learned that he has a powerful dramatic side. Oh let us not forget that
he can always use that voice to lull us all into a false sense of security
before lowering the boom aka THE SIXTH SENSE and SIN CITY
This is a story of family, madness, acts of a vigilante and
fear one man’s acts have on a city. It all starts with a good man living an
average life until not-so-good men turn his life upside down. The film brings
about a duality in understanding his anger but not condoning his actions. DEATH
WISH is definitely a conversation worth having.
In the end – how far would you go to protect your family?
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