Finished this script by Brian Helgeland.
Story's about Sidney Grimes, an ex-cop who was set up and sent to prison for the last ten years. He gets out and immediately goes about exacting revenge.
Reminds me of Helgeland's PAYBACK and MAN ON FIRE. All three deal with men that can get things done - things no men should do.
The problem is, it's a story we've seen before. And the script doesn't bring anything new to the party. It's the kind of film that sadly has seen its day. Audiences have moved on. You'd have to set this film on another planet or maybe back in the past in order to make the plot appear new.
Outside of MYSTIC RIVER, Helgeland hasn't written anything interesting since CONSPIRACY THEORY. That script had interesting ideas (how the company used THE CATCHER IN THE RYE) and factual tidbits (assassins having three names) strewn throughout its plot. There's none of that to be found here.
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