Indeed
compare and contrast with Harry Brown, which is basically the same premis but set in the UK, which was utter pish.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 20 May 2011, 8:58, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I didn't think Harry Brown was too bad
It got seriously daft towards the end but there were some effective scenes early on, particularly the first confrontation with the drug dealer in his 'den'.
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Fri 20 May 2011, 9:03, Reply)

There was a massively unnecessary amount of "gore" violence.
that just completely ruins the whole concept.

I mean, it wasn't an awful film, it's just depressing how much better it could have been if he hadn't resorted to that level of bloody violence. Also, the ending is utterly fucking ridiculous. I think he just got bored and used a "random mental generator"
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 20 May 2011, 9:10, Reply)