DEATH WISH (2018) Video Reviews

David the Bruce • March 2, 2018

Eli Roth's reimagining of the classic 1974 revenge thriller "Death Wish."

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures presents director Eli Roth's reimagining of the classic 1974 revenge thriller "Death Wish." Dr. Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) is a surgeon who only sees the aftermath of Chicago violence when it is rushed into his ER - until his wife (Elisabeth Shue) and college-age daughter (Camila Morrone) are viciously attacked in their suburban home. With the police overloaded with crimes, Paul, burning for revenge, hunts his family's assailants to deliver justice. As the anonymous slayings of criminals grabs the media's attention, the city wonders if this deadlyvigilante is a guardian angel or a grim reaper. Fury and fate collide in the intense, action-thriller "Death Wish."

Paul Kersey becomes a divided person: A man who saves lives, and a man who takes them; a husband and father trying to take care of his family, and a shadowy figure fighting Chicago crime; a surgeon extracting bullets from suspects' bodies, and the vigilante called "The Grim Reaper" who detectives are quickly closing in on.

Updated from the original novel by Brian Garfield, director Eli Roth and screenwriter Joe Carnahan's ("The Grey," "Narc") "Death Wish" also stars Vincent D'Onofrio ("The Magnificent Seven," TV's "Daredevil" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"), Elisabeth Shue ("Leaving Las Vegas"), Camila Morrone, Dean Norris ("Breaking Bad") and Kimberly Elise ("The Great Debaters"). It's a knife's-edge portrayal that challenges our assumptions, and pushes our buttons.

By bringing the complex psychology of Brian Garfield's book up-to-the-moment and injecting new thrills and a stark, unflinchinglook at the American psyche in 2017, Eli Roth and Death Wish brings audiences to the height of unforgettable suspense.

Release date: March 2, 2018
Studio: MGM
Director: Eli Roth
MPAA Rating: N/A
Screenwriter: Joe Carnahan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Camila Morrone, Dean Norris, Kimberly Elise
Genre: thriller, action
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