I have admired the work of Brian Cox ever since he astonished me in Michael Mann's Manhunter, as the very pleasant cannibal Hannibal Lecter.
Every time I see his name among the cast list, I know that he will bring an element of quality to any film.

In this, he is the central character, a widower with a long-suppressed tragic secret who is forced to take the law into his own hands after a terrrible act of violence towards him.
As the secret is revealed, and events transpire, Cox delivers a standout powerhouse performance in this grand tale of morality.

A really splendid film.

Curiously flat and lacking in tension despite high emotional and physical stakes! Perhaps this is due in part to the tacked-on feel of the reporter character, Carrie (from Treme and The Zero Effect). Why do we care if she's being transferred to Boise?!?! That said, Tom Sizemore is accurately evil and Brian Cox plays a seriously hard dude with whom I would not mess, and whose actions cannot be wholly accounted for by him just bein' a sweet ol' man who done lost his bes' fren'. Husband liked it waaaaay more than I did.

I recently caught up with all the films based on books by writer Hal Ketchum and this is the only one I can recommend. It has solid direction and a knockout cast - Brian Cox and Tom Sizemore are the headliners but Robert Englund and Amanda Plummer make a good showing as well.

The other films I saw (The Lost, The Girl Next Door, Offspring) can't compare.

I have admired the work of Brian Cox ever since he astonished me in Michael Mann's Manhunter, as the very pleasant cannibal Hannibal Lecter.
Every time I see his name among the cast list, I know that he will bring an element of quality to any film.

In this, he is the central character, a widower with a long-suppressed tragic secret who is forced to take the law into his own hands after a terrrible act of violence towards him.
As the secret is revealed, and events transpire, Cox delivers a standout powerhouse performance in this grand tale of morality.

A really splendid film.

atten: dog lovers

The anti-Gran Torino. Bitter and tragic with a sympathetic Brian Cox on solid form to carry the whole thing.

Curiously flat and lacking in tension despite high emotional and physical stakes! Perhaps this is due in part to the tacked-on feel of the reporter character, Carrie (from Treme and The Zero Effect). Why do we care if she's being transferred to Boise?!?! That said, Tom Sizemore is accurately evil and Brian Cox plays a seriously hard dude with whom I would not mess, and whose actions cannot be wholly accounted for by him just bein' a sweet ol' man who done lost his bes' fren'. Husband liked it waaaaay more than I did.

Director Lucky McKee is otherwise a good match for Jack Ketchum's material, but here he was fired in the middle of the shoot, and replaced with Hotel Cæsar director Trygve Allister Diesen. The result is pretty good.

There are some cinematic deficiencies here, but the material is tough as hell, and Brian Cox, what a man.

Tragic and totally bad ass. Brian Cox and Tom Sizemore are perfect. The ending is handled sloppily, as if a puppy can atone for so many deaths.

Thought some better revenge stuff was gonna happen. But, best parts were Brian Cox talking talking about bad stuff in his past.

Really enjoyed this couldn't help but be reminded of the classic western High Noon. Brian Cox was fantastic