Greetings
valued Dan's Movie Report and action-flix.com readers. I know I am a
bit late to the party on Avengement, but a Netflix watch yields my
thoughts. Jesse V. Johnson directs this character driven revenge
film. Scott Adkins plays Cain Burgess, a man unwillingly drawn into a
life of crime by his brother and his cohorts.
Adkins
serves a stint in a tough prison, and the audience is privy to some
of his many altercations and issues that arise. He is repeatedly
beaten and tormented, yet seems to retain his cool until the end,
when hell breaks loose.
The
story unfolds in a series of flashbacks told in a private club with
his enemies held locked in. Normally I think that this is an odd way
of letting a plot develop, but, here it works with the players in
tow. Although we never learn that much about each thug that has done
Cain wrong, we learn enough to allow for an entertaining yarn, in
between the fights.
Avengement
is most effective during the action. Long fights, extended takes,
copious blood and bones broken, Avengement takes no prisoners in
action, yet I kind of wish there was a bit more dialogue. Decidedly
British, the film has a rough feel, yet retains the energy
throughout.
Kudos
to all of the fight people involved in Avengement, hard work on this
film and it shows. Time was taken to show emotion in the faces of the
people involved. Make no mistake about it, Avengement is a guys film,
in fact all of the people in the film are guys, mostly big rough
guys. That said, Kingston Wareing plays the bartender in the private
Jockey Club, and she shines as a ray of light in a see of hardened
men!
Seriously
though the film is pretty good, some of the dialogue is a trifle hard
to hear, and the thick English accent warrants a subtitle feed, to
understand all of the talking. The accouterments of the film are very
well done, camera work, lighting, and music add to the tension and
excitement. What I really liked is the pace of the film. There is an
urgency to Avengement, gravity of the situation is heavy, and the
actors realize it, and even in the retold stories, there is an air of
tension.
Having
watched a bunch of Adkins films over the past several years, I can
say that Avengement is one of his better films, My favorite of the
bunch is probably The Debt Collector, that said, the action in
Avengement is so good, and worthy of a purchase, or now a definite
NETFLIX watch.
Overall,
I struggled with a rating, due to the action, I bump it up to a 7.5
out of 10. The story unfolds as the film progresses, would have liked
to see a bit more of a back story, yet was satisfied by the amazing
action and ending.
Avengement
is available all over, and you can now watch it on Netflix. I would
say support these hard R rated action films! Much respect to the
talented action people involved, sweat was poured in Avengement!
Amazon
Purchase:
https://www.amazon.com/Avengement-Scott-Adkins/dp/B07PYJ45YY
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