Nick hume is a mildmannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Death sentence 2007 nick hume kevin bacon is on his way home from a hockey game with his son, brendan, and stops for gasoline. Based on the book, death sentence the direct sequel novel to death wish, which itself was made into the movie death wish 1974 starring charles bronson. Sep 02, 2007 death sentence, directed by james wan, the australian who made his american debut with the intriguing gorefest, saw, is a nasty thriller based on a novel by the prolific brian garfield that. Aug 31, 2007 death sentence breaks no new ground in the actionthriller department, and its characters and dialog are nearly indistinguishable from any violent crime movie of the last few decades in its weakest moments, it resembles grind house fare like the exterminator. Death sentence, the latest film from innovative director james wan, is a classic tale of retribution. Helplessly he sees a street thug kill brendan while robbing the station. With all of the good movies from 2007, death sentence is low on the list of success both critically and at the box office. Death sentence 2007 nick hume is a mildmannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Based on brian garfields novel a sequel to the book that spawned the 1974 film death wish mr. In the latest flashy, pretentious exploitation movie from james wan saw.
Hume must then protect his family from the gangs resulting vengeance. Totally made my top ten favorite movies of all time so quickly, kevin bacon really pulls off this emotional character that had me in tears at some. Fatal and otherwise brutal action includes shooting shotguns, handguns, knifing closeup, blade sunk into chest, kicking and beating, and car crashing a young man is slammed by a car, in a startling, disturbing way. Video archive for the film death sentence, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2007. Based on the 1975 novel by brian garfield who also wrote death wish and directed by james wan, one of the creators of saw, death sentence is a 2007 action thriller revenge film starring kevin bacon as nick hume, a father who takes the law into his own hands after his son is murdered by a gang as an initiation ritual. Theo realo, an eccentric researcher, approaches a psychologist at arcturus university. You can see a wery nice black 1980s lincoln town car parked outside bones bodyshop about 34 minutes in the film. Aug 30, 2007 based on brian garfields novel a sequel to the book that spawned the 1974 film death wish mr. The former opened first and fared worse with critics, but neither drew much attention or is likely to expand beyond its niche for a while.
Where in the film is the jigsaw doll graffiti located. Wans film is a middleclass white mans payback fantasy, leavened with phony. Death sentence, movie, 2007 internet movie cars database. Dec 20, 2008 death sentence on dvd january 8, 2008 starring kevin bacon, garrett hedlund, kelly preston, john goodman. On or about december 31, 1969 the film was in completed status. Aug 31, 2007 video archive for the film death sentence, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2007. Everything you need to know about halloween movie 2007. Death sentence is a film that demands recognition as we are placed in an all out war of love and loss.
Her appearance and name is a direct reference to director james wans previous film dead silence, where roberts had played a. He rose to prominence as cocreator of the saw film franchise. One that flew under the radar is the 2007 thriller, death sentence. Find out where death sentence is streaming, if death sentence is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. But now here at last, in 2007, is death sentence, and it is filmed in, thats right, south carolina. Judith roberts, who plays judge shaw in this film, is also cast in another james wan s film dead silence 2007 as mary shaw. Bacons role is as sharpedged as it gets, as he executes it perfectly. Death sentence has some intense action, from a chase sequence downtown to the parking garage showdown that is shown in the trailer which i must mention was for the most part filmed in one camera. Death sentence, directed by james wan, the australian who made his american debut with the intriguing gorefest, saw, is a nasty thriller based on a novel by the prolific brian garfield that.
While there, some thugs rob the gas station, and on their way out they slice nicks sons throat. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Directed by james wan, the film stars kevin bacon as nick hume, a man who takes the law into his own hands after his son is murdered by a gang as an initiation ritual. John goodman, left, and garrett hedlund in death sentence. Some scenes focus on the infliction of injury and some of these moments have an element of sadism. At the beginning of the movie, nick and his son are at a gas station. Death sentence is a 2007 crime thriller loosely based on the 1975 novel by brian. Sep 05, 2007 the problem is the film tries to be something so much more than it should be. James wan shows potential for being a great director in death sentence, but thats really all thats good about it.
In august 2007 director james wan saw, again using a brian garfield novel as his basis, presented us cinema audiences with death sentence, a movie which, despite, or possibly because of, the extreme violence of its climactic scenes, starts well but then loses its way. Author brian garfield, who wrote the novel the film is loosely based on, said of the film. Apr 07, 2017 le film death sentence 2007 vostfr admin 20170407t04. A humble and decent man spiralling out of control, done down by the system, he finds. Watch the latest death sentence trailer on video detective. Death sentence breaks no new ground in the actionthriller department, and its characters and dialog are nearly indistinguishable from any violent crime movie of the last few decades in its weakest moments, it resembles grind house fare like the exterminator.
There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. When he was asked by johnny carson how a magazine could quote him saying he really would murder to avenge his family, charles bronson. The problem is the film tries to be something so much more than it should be. So they brought it back in print, slapped a film tiein cover, and likely duped a few folks who thought it was a novelization or was more related to the new film. Nevertheless, it may be an exciting and entertaining film for just the right audience. Jan 05, 2008 kevin bacon stars in this drama about a man who stars a one man vendetta. Gallery of 31 movie poster and cover images for death sentence 2007. The tone of the film always changed and it sent me on a tailspin of emotions. Death sentence is drama movie that was made in 2007.
Transformed by grief, hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family. Perhaps its more emblematic of gandhis statement an eye for an eye. Death sentence 2007 amerian action thriller movie kevin. Completed companies lionsgate,twisted pictures title executive producer release date october 26, 2007.
With kevin bacon, john goodman, kelly preston, garrett hedlund. Starring kevin bacon, garrett hedlund, kelly preston, jordan garrett. While i could have done with a bit less bloodandthunder. He served as a producer on all eight films in the series, in addition to directing saw 2004 and cowriting saw iii 2006. Death sentence kicks off with a bang and ends with a whimper due to its lack luster finale.
The editing is a frenzied mess, the music choice is sometimes oddly off. Go figure, both dead wish and death sentence, the sequel, were out of print for ages until the kevin bacon film death sentence appeared in 2007. Starring kevin bacon, john goodman and kelly preston, directed by james wan. It has one thing that is sorely lacking from revenge films, the lesson that revenge has a price. Violence some scenes focus on the infliction of injury and some of these moments have an element of sadism.
Death sentence by ian mackenzie jeffers 26 based on death sentence by brian garfield baldwin entertainment group hyde park entertainment 3000 olympic blvd. Death sentence completed companies 20th century studios,baldwin entertainment group title. I read on that it was filmed in columbia, south carolina where i live but whenever they were filming it i dont remember anyone really making a big deal about it cause i mean there were famous people there. The scene with kevin bacon in the shower is one of the most effective emotional scenes put on film imo especially with the amazing song that plays which the name of is currently escaping me. James wan is known for putting out intense and creepy films. Death sentence 2007 trivia 26 add new based on the book, death sentence the direct sequel novel to death wish, which itself was made into the movie death wish 1974 starring charles bronson. In 2007, a film based on the novel though a completely different storyline was made, starring kevin bacon and directed by james wan. Helplessly he sees a street thug kill brendan while robbing the.
Death sentence is a 2007 american vigilante action drama film loosely based on the 1975 novel of the same name by brian garfield directed by james wan, the film stars kevin bacon as nick hume, a man who takes the law into his own hands after his son is murdered by a gang as an initiation ritual. Death sentence is a 2007 american vigilante action drama film loosely based on the 1975 novel of the same name by brian garfield. Mild mannered businessman nick bacon turns into a ganghunting vigilante when his eldest son is murdered in this good oldfashioned crime drama based on the sequel to brian garfields book death wish, which is directed with maturity and intelligence by wan. Believing the justice system will fail him, nick goes after the killer himself, setting off a war between him and the killers older brother garrett hedlund. Nick hume kevin bacon is a mildmannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever.
Nick hume, played by kevin bacon, is a father of two sons. Nick hume kevin bacon is on his way home from a hockey game with his son, brendan, and stops for gasoline. Death sentence has some intense action, from a chase sequence downtown to the parking garage showdown that is shown in the trailer which i must mention was for. Everything you need to know about death sentence movie 2007. Death sentence is an urban vigilante film about a financial services executive whose son is brutally slain by a gang member as part of the gangs initiation process. Halloween was released in 2007 on friday, august 31, 2007 there were 5 other movies released on the same date, including bordertown, wristcutters. I will watch this movie again, now that i know what im in for. Hume must protect his family from the gangs resulting vengeance. You can see a wery nice black 1980s lincoln town car parked outside bones bodyshop about 34 minutes. Home itunes movie trailers death sentence nick hume kevin bacon is a mildmannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Death sentence shows theres even more to revenge than your own downfall.
Based on the 1975 novel by brian garfield who also wrote death wish and directed by james wan, one of the creators of saw, death sentence is a 2007 action thriller revenge film starring kevin bacon as nick hume, a father who takes the law into. Evidently the intended audience also had difficulty in finding its way to. It was in the bedroom meets death wish, and the combination does not mesh well. Loved that some type of justice was done, but one wonders what were the. Death sentence 2007 british board of film classification. Death sentence is a short story by the american sciencefiction writer isaac asimov.
Watch death sentence online stream full movie directv. James wan born 26 february 1977 is a malaysianborn australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and comic book writer. Hector atreyu ruiz at an event for death sentence 2007 kelly preston in death sentence. It was first published in the november 1943 issue of astounding science fiction and reprinted in the 1972 collection the early asimov. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Death sentence 2007 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. If youre looking for a default option for a saturday nightin with your misses when all other movie options seem exhausted, death sentence will, modestly, deliver.
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