Venganza silenciosa
Director:
John WooGuión:
Robert Archer LynnCámara:
Sharone MeirMúsica:
Marco BeltramiReparto:
Joel Kinnaman, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Kid Cudi, Harold Torres, Vinny O'Brien, Anthony GiuliettiStreaming (4)
Sinopsis(1)
Nochebuena. Un padre atormentado (Joel Kinnaman) es testigo de la muerte de su hijo cuando éste queda atrapado en un fuego cruzado entre bandas. Roto de dolor y sin voz, debido a una herida profunda que afecta sus cuerdas vocales, decidirá someterse a un estricto entrenamiento para vengar su muerte. (DeAPlaneta)
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Reseñas (3)
Perfecto para una resaca después de la fiesta de Nochevieja. Sin diálogos, sólo la narración visual típicamente efectiva de John Woo, como en una película de Van Damme de los años 90. Con escenas de acción nada malas y un Joel Kinnaman aceptable como "héroe de acción del pueblo". Más o menos como Nadie, pero más holgazana en términos de guion y sin humor. Con un poco de kitsch, por ejemplo, cuando se le aparece al padre afligido el rostro de su hijo muerto incluso en la bola de Navidad. ¿Y las palomas blancas no estaban en la película o no las noté?
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This won't be a Christmas classic. John Woo made a variation of Death Wish as a silent film and that's about the only thing the film stands out for. The long exposition where Dad recovers, learns how to kill on YouTube and works out in the basement isn't very substantial and portrays him as a bit (a lot) of a selfish asshole. The action is properly gory, but compared to the likes of John Wick, it's not second league, but third league. It's just not interesting enough anymore. Luckily there are older pieces like Hard Boiled or Killer that the uninitiated can use to fix their appetite.
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John Woo's best era of movies is behind him and Silent Night doesn't completely offend, but if you're a fan of A-list action flicks, this has no chance to succeed. Plus, the idea of a silent hero didn't work for me. I felt hardly any sympathy towards the protagonist, we don't find out his character and there are no wisecracks, so I see this as a minus. Moreover, nothing happens for the first fifty minutes. The protagonist loses his son and is badly injured, and for more than half the film he copes and practices before deciding to take revenge. The second half is pretty good, it's R-rated, with occasionally nice slow motion, visually it’s fine (the two intense fights are great), but the shootouts are bland as the opponents charge like dummies, and the final showdown is nothing special either. Joel Kinnaman with his weird expression didn't suit me at all for the first time. All in all, a watchable but forgettable action B-movie. 55%
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