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  • Death Sentence
  • Opened August 31, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 50 min.
  • R
    strong bloody brutal violence and pervasive language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • A father (Kevin Bacon) goes out for revenge after his family is attacked in a senseless and heinous gang-initiation crime. The father enacts a death sentence on each perpetrator involved with the crime.
  • Cast: Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, Aisha Tyler, John Goodman
  • Director: James Wan
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Suspense/Thriller

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Death Sentence Recent Fan Reviews

  • So-so

    expected more

    this movie was just way out there and it made you think, "are they serious?" and "would this really happen?" I expected more out of this movie. When I saw that Kevin Bacon was leading I really wanted to see it and saw it opening day, but the storyline just wasnt all there. There were some heartfelt parts, but it just got weird from the middle on.

  • Must Go!

    TERRIFIC ACTING AND ACTION !

    KEVIN BACON CONTINUES TO SHOW HIS EXCELLENT ACTING SKILLS AS A REALISTIC BUSINESSMAN - FATHER WHO'S LIFE GOES FROM FABULOUS TO TRAGIC IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. HIS OVERWHELMING GRIEF, RAGE AND ULTIMATLELY ILL THOUGHT OUT ACTIONS ARE ONLY TOO REAL FOR THE "AVERAGE" AMERICAN HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE. I FELT FRUSTRATION WITH SOME OF HIS CHOICES BUT UNDERSTOOD HIS STRUGGLE. THE SUPPORTING CAST WAS EXCELLENT. KUDOS TO BOTH GARRETT HEDLUND AND JOHN GOODMAN FOR CREATING BOTH FRIGHTENING BUT BELIEVABLE CHARACTERS.
    KELLY PRESTON CONTINUES TO SHOW THAT SHE SHOULD BE USED MORE IN MAINSTREAM HOLLYWOOD FILMS.
    THE FILM IS UNSETTLING BUT THE TOPIC REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED MORE. WE DO NEED TO FIND A SOLUTION AS BOTH SIDES ALWAYS LOSE !

  • Go

    nice action, okay plot

    by nmehr3

    If you are into action/fighting/tough guy films, don't miss this one. But in terms of plausibility, the plot only seemed credible for the first 30 minutes... after that it became silly, occasionally cheesy, and predictable.

Death Sentence Critic Reviews

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  • 70
    Variety | Justin Chang

    Well-made, often intensely gripping genre piece.

  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Wan's movie is very efficient. Bacon, skilled pro that he is, provides the...

  • 50
    Boston Globe |

    The cynics will slap their foreheads, the squeamish will cover their eyes, but...

  • 50
    The Hollywood Reporter | Frank Scheck

    Bears more than a slight connection to the landmark of the genre, 1974's "Death...

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