Review of Homefront (2013) by Lane Z — 15 Apr 2014

Review 300!

Although I was hoping the Raid would be my monumental 300th review, I could not pass up the opportunity to add yet ANOTHER Statham flick to the list. His movies must make up a good 1% of my collection. While we may not have the best Statham movie, we certainly don't have the worst. It has been a while since he made something above average, and in this Stallone-screenplay, he comes in just below the bar. The cast does a great job. Kate Bosworth and Wynona Ryder were viable female participants and James Franco was pretty at home as the bad guy. I wish he was a little darker even. Toward the end they tried to humanize him in the final minute of the movie, which felt like a forced turn. We also get the introduction of Izabela Vidovic as Statham's daughter. It's tough to tell with kids like this, but she appears to have a bright future in the business.

The combat and action is well done. The plot is easy to follow. However, you won't find anything out of the ordinary or improved upon with this generic storyline.