Acts of Violence


Acts of Violence is a 2018 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.

Premise

Three Midwestern brothers, a crime lord, and an incorruptible cop are on a deadly collision course when the youngest brother’s fiancée is kidnapped by human traffickers. To save her, the MacGregor boys call on their military training — and the strength of family — to fight the most important battle of their lives: after human traffickers kidnap his brother's fiancée, a war veteran teams up with his brothers to rescue her. Their search leads them to a cop investigating trafficking rings, Avery, who soon joins their cause to bring down the organization for good.

Cast

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.

Reception

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

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