The movie could have used a better script and character journeys. A lot of these reviews knock the script which is true but the acting isn't bad. Michele Plaia is a fresh new talent and a baddie with some great range. Cam Gigandet was solid for most of the movie. I enjoyed the love triangle and would have liked to see more of the relationships driving the movie direction.
Blowback
2022
Action / Crime / Thriller
Blowback
2022
Action / Crime / Thriller
Plot summary
After planning the "perfect" heist, Nick Mullins was ready to score. He had the mark and the buyer and with his girl by his side, all he needed now was a crew to do the job. Trouble is, his girl and the crew leader Jack, had other ideas. As the job goes down, so does Nick in a hail of bullets. Leaving Nick for dead, the crew flee from the bank and take over Nicks plan for a big payday. Only one problem, Nick didn't quite die and in a race for his life, seeks his revenge - one target at a time. With the police and FBI closing in, Nick turns to the very people he tried to rob to help him seek his revenge. If he can stay alive long enough he can get his payback.
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Movie needs better script, lead cast solid acting
The worst directing I've seen in a long time.
How can Tibor Takacs, a seasoned director with almost 50 directing credits, give us this type of nonsense? For starters, he failed miserably in directing his cast. Most held their own, considering, but many needed casting direction to show some emotions in their dialogue or facial expressions in most of the scenes. Michele Plaia's acting was stale and unconvincing, but a good director can easily direct even an amateur 5 year old actor with ease, so that's all on him. Takas also dragged out too many scenes, and failed with his slow pacing, that the normally 93 min runtime felt much longer.
Then you have four writers giving us a cliched screenplay, with some cringeworthy scenes, especially the dialogue in the meet-up at the casino at the very end. Even the Italian mobsters were hilariously over-cliched with some very cheesy dialogue. A fifth grade drama class could've come up with better dialogue.
It's too bad, because although not revolutionary, the story had some great ideas. Aside from all that, you have your typical B film score - loud and overbearing, but surprisingly the cinematography wasn't too bad. If you're a fan of Louis Mandylor, Randy Couture or Cam Gigandet, you may still enjoy this - if there's nothing else to watch. For me, it's a generous 5/10.
Doing the wrong thing for right reason!
This was a good action movie with Cam doing the wrong thing for the right reason. Wish there had been more scenes with Michele Plaia to develop her character and the power she had over her two men. She made the most of her limited role and influenced several scenes. The movie needed more plot but the action and transitions kept the pace up.