Jim is an average New Yorker living a peaceful life with a well paying job and a loving family. Suddenly everything changes when the economy crashes causing Jim to lose everything. Filled with anger and rage Jim snaps and goes to extreme lengths to seek revenge for the life taken from him.
Review
I am compelled to write this review because I am completely disgusted by all those biased reviews written by people who let their predisposed opinions about the director or the actor dictate their feeling towards the film. I am not a fan of Uwe Boll but I don't agree with a lot of the nasty stuff people put out there. I know people are entitled to their opinion but I also know that we can become better at what we do.
With all that said I was genuinely surprised by the amount of emotion put into this film. The acting was superb. Dominic Purcell does a great job playing an average individual Jim a loving husband who is desperately trying to survive in a world full of greed. It is hard for anyone not to feel for Jim as injustice and greed gradually consumes his everything and pushes him closer and closer into the world of evil. Erin Karpluk does a great job portraying a loving wife whose unfortunate destiny is worsened by the flaws of capitalism. All others minor characters all did their best to help the audience understand the difference between good and evil. I don't understand why people think Dominic Purcell is a bad actor I really think he is one of the few action stars who can be tough yet full of emotions at the same time.
While there were no major flaws in acting the plot does suffer some major setbacks. Since I don't want to spoil anything let me just say I didn't think any of those was a major distraction to the movie but they were somewhat noticeable. Overall the story might be a bit too straightforward to some people and the ending twist which may or may not fit everyone's taste the great acting should keep you entertained throughout.
Quick note if you are watching it with a kid please make sure to explain the role of violence and the importance of consequence and blah blah blah. This movie can be too deep for kids.
To conclude please watch this movie with an open mind. Do not blindly hate it because of Uwe Boll's history as a director and do not love it simply because of it's an bloody revenge towards Wall Street greed.