Homefront (2013)

Homefront truly is boosted higher by good performances by the cast. Winona Ryder really did a great job as the skanky bad girl Sheryl, she and James Franco had a really good chemistry and kinda bad guy dynamic going throughout the film. As for Jason Statham, he was perfect for his starring role, I mean could NOT have picked a better action star to lead this movie! He is sexy, rugged, tough as friggin nails, and overall a real badass, but a badass with a good big heart. Him and his daughter really had great father/daughter chemistry here, you could tell that they really had a great relationship and loved and cared about one another, which was needed for a movie like this one. Kate Bosworth is pretty darn good as well, she is almost unrecognizable here, Redneck trailer trash, anyways, she plays a well written character well here. Now as for the movie itself as a whole, it's kinda average action movie fare, nothing to distinguish it from the rest in this genre. The action and shooting sequences are pretty run of the mill, nothing all too special to see unfortunately. The plot has some nice attachments to it, like the father daughter relationship/connection that I mentioned before. Homefront tries it's hardest to be this edgy awesome new action film, but it did not accomplish that goal. It's just too average to be called awesome or even all that edgy. I mean yah there is time of crude language because of the degenerate characters, and yes, it has some rough violence to some scenes, but that still doesn't make it all that edgy. But hey, it's not a total loss, good performances all around! 6/10 for Homefront.

Homefront, which was written and produced by Sylvester Stallone, along with frequent collaborator, Avi Lerner, began life as a vehicle for Stallone before he stood down to allow Jason Statham the leading role of a former DEA officer living in rural Louisiana with his young daughter. Directed by Gary Fleder, Statham is supported by a fine cast that includes Kate Bosworth, Winona Ryder and James Franco. The story takes hold when Statham's young daughter defends herself in the school playground against a bully. The bully's mother, played by Bosworth (who is good as a rake-thin junkie) wants retribution but finds her sleazy boyfriend to be no match for Statham. But when her brother, a local drug dealer, played by James Franco, gets involved, the stakes are raised until Statham's past comes back to haunt him. Basically, this is nuts and bolts stuff, buoyed by a strong cast and good performances, but the script offers nothing special, whilst the direction is just adequate. Although the colour palette seemed to change as much as Statham's wandering accent. It's not a bad film, nor is it unlikable, although Statham has done better and more interesting stuff recently, but this holds no surprises and does nothing unique

I watched "Homefront" last night and liked it it was a good Statham movie and it was also a bit different from other action movie and that is the thing I liked the most.Statham was great at his place what to say about him and the girl who played the role of Statham daughter is also good and James Franco was a good addition to this movie but somewhat he was a Joker at some places.Other supporting cast were also good at their places and the direction was above average and good to watch the acting was good not great but a fun to watch.Overall a good Statham movie and also a bit different from his usual films.

Homefront is almost really good. I balances a fine line, and unfortunately, just tips over on the not-that-great side. It is mostly a drama, but yes, we get a couple of minor fight sequences, and as always with Statham, they are good. Especially one of them had me applauding.Statham and Vidivic both give pretty decent performances. Movie tries to tackle how family-problems can make kids act like douche bags at school. It kind of succeeds, but not quite. I really wished it would though, because it's an important subject.The movie takes place in a cozy little American town, and I really liked the scenery. I have a soft spot for that sort of thing. Suburban towns at fall. Nice.Anyway, it is no masterpiece, but a lot less boring than I thought. I really like Statham, he's a solid actor.