"This gut punch of a remake will drive SJWs crazy.
That's just one of many reasons to see Eli Roth's latest.
You won’t see a more subversive film all year than Eli Roth’s “Death Wish.”
How can a remake of the 1974 vigilante classic be so bold?
It’s simple.
The remake doesn’t tinker with the vigilante formula beyond concessions to our digital age.
No hand wringing, no attempts to bring social justice to the classic tale.
The very last word you’d use to describe the new “Death Wish” is “woke.”
The film goes much further, though.
The very last word you’d use to describe the new “Death Wish” is “woke.”
The film goes much further, though.
It gives a long, wet raspberry to the scourge that is political correctness.
Take away the ideological dustups, and you’re left with a premium crowd pleaser with a kiss of ’80s action thrown in.
Bruce Willis takes over for Charles Bronson as Dr. Paul Kersey.
He’s a mild-mannered surgeon who’d rather swallow his pride that square off against a local bully. His suburban bliss is shattered when a group of thugs break into his home while he’s at work.
...For starters, the vigilante template is timeless.
He’s a mild-mannered surgeon who’d rather swallow his pride that square off against a local bully. His suburban bliss is shattered when a group of thugs break into his home while he’s at work.
...For starters, the vigilante template is timeless.
Justice is never swift enough for those broken by criminals.
Setting the movie in Chicago, a city awash in crime, gives the film real-life gravitas.
...Only he’s no rootin’ shootin’ vigilante.
He’s clumsy, forcing confrontations that quickly place him in harm’s way.
And he doesn’t go from Everyman to Superman as other vigilante movies do.
His evolution is gradual, the pain giving way to something raw… and empowering.
Forget about toxic masculinity.
He’s clumsy, forcing confrontations that quickly place him in harm’s way.
And he doesn’t go from Everyman to Superman as other vigilante movies do.
His evolution is gradual, the pain giving way to something raw… and empowering.
Forget about toxic masculinity.
He feels like he failed his family, and it’s time to do something about it.
DID YOU KNOW: Roger Ebert dubbed Charles Bronson’s “Death Wish” “propaganda for private gun ownership.”
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DID YOU KNOW: Roger Ebert dubbed Charles Bronson’s “Death Wish” “propaganda for private gun ownership.”
Read all!
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