The Aggression Scale (2012)
When out-on-bail mob boss Bellavance discovers that $500,000 of his money is missing, he sends four hardcore hit men to send a "loud and messy" message to the suspected thieves' families. But when the killers invade the Rutledge home, they'll meet the household's emotionally disturbed young son Owen. Owen has a history of violent behavior, knows how to make lethal booby-traps and is about to teach these thugs some deadly lessons in extreme vengeance.
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Wonderful Movie
Sorry, this movie sucks
Good concept, poorly executed.
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
This is poor at best. The characters are unconvincing, poorly cast, annoying and wooden.the script is dire, no development, no reasoning, no build up and the direction is all over the place.The score is weak, poorly executed and gives no sense of timing or relevance.the story is quite original but apart from that its shocking.
A violent Home Alone - WHAT A GREAT IDEA!Such a shame the action was poorly choreographed , the acting from most of the cast was lamentable almost laughable and the guy who reviewed it and said it had ultimate gore I don't know what he was watching but I was expecting a real gorefest after reading his review but what we got was run of the mill - In short it is not that gory or "ultimate" violence at all , it is just your standard execution but with some really poor special effects that I could have done up the local woods with my pals lol.I was expecting some really inventive tactics for example; the car park scene how about crushing the bald guy by driving a car into him splatting him against a wall and trapping him then getting out with the baseball bat and smashing his head in or how about instead of a silly branch in the forest smacking the bald guys leg having a Malay Gate smeared with excrement and spiking the other bald guy right through the eye and leaving him squealing in pain to die slowly - now that is what I would call gore and extreme violence and would have made the movie out of the ordinary.It started off so well but just petered away into tame run of the mill storyline and bad acting - the main protagonist I don't think he actually said one line in the whole film just gave us his nasty boy stare - he was supposed to be ultra violent but ended up offing the bad guys in rather bland ways!Great start to the movie, great idea for a story but so poorly executed and acted it lost what could have been 7 stars for me!
Ever wondered what would REALLY happen if someone fell prey to all of Kevin's traps in Home Alone... and they weren't treated like cartoon characters like the Wet Bandits were, by simply shrugging off their injuries? Well, look no further, as four nasty men get their comeuppance when they kill the parents of a pair of young siblings, while searching for stolen money. It just so happens the young lad has been diagnosed with a psychotic illness, and exacts his revenge in the most brutal way possible... by setting up some Rambo-style traps and maiming each one, to the point where perhaps they wished they'd knocked on someone else's door that day...It's always been a passion of mine to see ordinary people having to resort to extreme methods to stay alive, and here it's undeniably satisfying to witness these children use the most common of household objects to dismember these thugs a piece at a time. There's no doubt they deserve their horrendous fate, so don't feel guilty if you feel a sense of catharsis while the slaughter is enveloping. True, it could be better edited, and needless to say the plot requires a pill the size of an elephant to swallow.But you know what? It doesn't matter... and as that Landrover was about to smash into that trailer just before the end credits, I realised I felt something I haven't for a long time while watching a movie: Complete And Utter Gratification. As sick as it may sound... 7/10
I wasn't sure what to expect from this film, having seen others I've been disappointed in from this production company. Fortunately, I was pleasantly surprised. The Aggression Scale was a lot like an adult version of Home Alone. The film was suspense-filled, keeping me at the edge of my seat waiting to see how these kids are going to handle everything. Watched with a friend who is very familiar with autistic children, and his reaction was very positive. The portrayal of the main character was spot on for the obsessive habits of an autism sufferer. The cinematography was expertly done, but the soundtrack left a little to be desired. All in all, I recommend this film highly.