Homefront (2013)
Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his boss' son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter, Maddy. He decides to quit the turbulent and demanding life of thrill for Maddy's sake and retires to a small town. His daughter fights off a boy who was bullying her at school and this sets in motion a round of events that end in his direct confrontation with the local Meth drug lord. His past history with the biker gang also enters the arena, making matters more complex. But he has a mission in his mind to protect his daughter and he is ready to pay any cost that it demands.
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The Worst Film Ever
It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.
It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
It happens so often in movies like this. It never ends well, and only adds undue drama to the story. Don't chase after your pet!!
Once again Jason Statham makes his way as a protective father for his daughter from a bunch of drug dealers. I don't understand why people hated this movie. Sure the motive could have been better to be honest. I mean all kids get in fights at school all the time. Why make this regular school fight so complicating? Oh,well. I don't really care. I just love the fact that Jason Statham is kicking some butt and he's protecting his daughter. That's what I expected from this movie anyways. So I really loved it;I'm sure others liked it too. Lots of people wouldn't care about the plot,all they would want to see in this movie is Jason Statham fight a bunch of people with his hands tied behind his back. I thought Homefront was a real inspirational action/emotional movie and I would watch it a million times and never get over it
A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth drug-lord. I got to see Homefront 3 years ago in a Theater later on as the years passed i got the DVD and let me tell ya this is one of Jason Statham's best movies next to Transporter 1 + 2 and The Expendables Trilogy. The reason why i loved this movie is because of 4 reasons Stallone wrote the script, Statham kicks butt, Great Father + Daughter relationship and the cast is pretty cool the best job in the cast except Statham for me was Frank Grillo his fight scene with Broker was pretty cool. Now the problems with the film for me was definitely James Franco the dude just wasn't scary and he just felt like he was in control when he had the gun when Jason grabbed him and kicked the crap out of him the film kinda ended quickly there when the enemy just isn't that great the movie just falls apart and Winona Ryder's character is very limited. Other than that with those 2 problems i mentioned this is still a pretty cool action movie. Happy 49th Birthday Jason Statham!!!
Homefront is an action flick written by Sylvester Stalone and based on some novel. The movie's poster did not seem promising, as it was badly designed with an American flag clumsily photoshopped over the lead's body, but I decided to give it a chance on Netflix. What I got to see was nothing awe-inspiring, but also nothing awful.Stalone does not appear in this movie, and instead the main star is the former-athlete-turned-action-hero Jason Statham. He plays a DEA agent Phil Broker who, after a failed undercover mission that resulted in a bloodbath, decides to retire and live peacefully with his young daughter Maddy, played by Izabela Vidovic, in a small American town. However, this town happens to be the headquarters of a mad drug-lord known as Gator played by James Franco, who starts causing troubles to this small family. The actual reason why Gator hates the Brokers is very implausible and unclear, and has to do something with Maddy punching his nephew once in school. This small incident is apparently enough to motivate Gator to join forces with the remaining members of the gang that got busted in Phil's last mission and plan a violent revenge. I guess character motivations aren't the best part of this movie.What ensues after this buildup are some modest action scenes during which Statham beats and shoots numerous thugs while protecting his daughter. Gary Fledel does a very terrible job at directing Homefront, so most intense moments are ruined by annoying shaky cam. Statham is a good wrecking havoc and still remembers to show a little bit of emotion, but the rest of the cast gives some mediocre performances, with the exception of Franco, who is extremely unconvincing and forgettable as the villain.I liked how the movie is set in an ordinary Southern town where most of the citizens are just regular folks minding their own business and taking care of their land and families. However, that also makes me wonder why Statham is cast, since he is an Englishman and does not seem like somebody who'd enjoy riding a horse, although he does that a lot in the movie.As a whole, Homefront is obviously nothing special, but fans of action flicks and/or Jason Statham will probably find this film entertaining.