Acts of Violence

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Acts of Violence
Film poster
Directed by	Brett Donowho
Written by	Nicolas Aaron Mezzanatto
Produced by	Randall Emmett George Furla Anthony Callie Mark Stewart
Starring	Bruce Willis Cole Hauser Shawn Ashmore Ashton Holmes Melissa Bolona Sophia Bush Mike Epps
Edited by	Ryan Easton Frederick Wardell
Production companies	Grindstone Entertainment Group Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films
Distributed by	Lionsgate Premiere
Release date	January 12, 2018 (2018-01-12) (United States)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$386,790[1]

Acts of Violence is a 2018 American action-thriller film directed by Brett Donowho and starring Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, Shawn Ashmore, Ashton Holmes, Melissa Bolona, Sophia Bush and Mike Epps. It was written by Nicolas Aaron Mezzanatto.

With a running time of 86 minutes, it was released in a limited theatrical engagement as well as on video-on-demand by Lionsgate Premiere on January 12, 2018.^[2][3]

Plot[]

The film focuses on the lives of the McGregor brothers. Out of them, Deklan and married Brandon, both have served in the military, due to which, they have an expertise in weaponry. The youngest among them, Roman, is engaged to his childhood flame, Mia, who are about to get married. While Deklan is traumatized by his past and Brandon has a family to look after, Mia and Roman try to have a good time by partying away their last few days of bachelordom. During one of her bachelorette parties, Mia ends up pissing off two small-time thugs, Vince and Frank, both of whom work as sex traffickers for a local kingpin named Max Livingston. After being insulted by Mia, Vince and Frank abduct her from the club and take her to their boss as a special offering.

In the meantime, Detective James Avery relentlessly tries to collect evidence against Max Livingston but fails to find anything legit. Adding to this, the existing corruption in the higher hierarchies of the police department keeps his hands tied.

Before getting abducted, Mia was dropping a voice note for Roman. That’s how Roman figures out that she’s in trouble. Realizing that his brother’s military experience could come in handy, Roman calls Deklan and asks him for help. Deklan first makes a 911 call and then tries to raid a home in which he suspects Mia is being kept. Unfortunately for him, Mia is nowhere to be found, and the three brothers land themselves in some serious trouble for breaking several laws. This leads them to Avery, who promises them that he’ll help them rescue their sister and even warns them to stay out of the case. But Deklan refuses to comply with the request of the detective. As a result, the three brothers deck themselves into military-grade vests and weapons and set out to save Mia.

In the final moments of the film, the three brothers raid a warehouse in which Max intends to hide his trafficked girls in transportation trucks before sending them off to Vegas. The raid goes as planned, and the three brothers are not only able to rescue Mia but many other girls who were being trafficked. However, as soon as they reach back home, Max shows up with his men and attacks them. During this home raid, Brandon gets shot and dies on the spot, but Deklan efficiently manages to kill all of Max’s men. In the nick of time, Max manages to flee the scene before getting shot by Deklan.

In the end, Deklan and Roman get arrested by the cops, but Max still walks free. As a result, Avery reaches his absolute limit and resigns from his job as a cop. He then heads over to Max’s secret hideout and shoots him before he can escape town. Ultimately, Deklan, Roman, and Mia get the happy ending that they deserve, while Avery serves justice.

Cast[]

• Bruce Willis as Detective James Avery
• Cole Hauser as Deklan MacGregor
• Shawn Ashmore as Brandon MacGregor
• Ashton Holmes as Roman MacGregor
• Melissa Bolona as Mia
• as Vince
• Sophia Bush as Detective Brooke Baker
• Mike Epps as Max Livington
• Tiffany Brouwer as Jessa MacGregor
• Jenna B. Kelly as Haley
• Patrick St. Esprit as Hemland
• Rotimi as Frank
• Matthew T. Metzler as Richard
• Kyle Stefanski as Davis
• Boyd Kestner as Stevens

Production[]

Principal photography on the filming began in Cleveland, Ohio in March 2017. Aerial shots of Los Angeles included the Detective Samuel Avery, the Old Central Police Station and the reach of Cleveland.^[4]

Reception[]

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 0% based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 2.6/10.^[5] At Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 28 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[6]

References[]

External links[]

• Acts of Violence at IMDb
• Acts of Violence at Rotten Tomatoes

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