After the horrific rape of his wife Laura; Will Gerard (Nicholas Cage) is approached by the head of a secret society who takes justice into their own hands, solving problems within the community, and asking only a small favour in return from the people they help in the future. In a moment of weakness and raw emotion he agrees to allow the society to "deal" with the rapist, and then forgets about the debt he owes. When they come calling a few months later his life is thrown into downward spiral of ongoing nightmares as he strives to discover the truth behind what he has gotten himself into.
After putting out what many consider to be the worst spate of films of his career (Bad Luitenant, Drive Angry, Safe House), Nicholas Cage has actually come up with a half decent script. Sadly his acting talents have not followed him, but the story does support his abilities this time and Seeking Justice actually comes across as a decent film.
The concept of the film is one full of potential, and director Roger Donaldson, does a very good job to keep the pace, upbeat and leaves the audience guessing for much of the piece. The highlight for me came in the form of ex Neighbours regular Guy Pierce, who now seems to have completely shed his Australian accent and really settled into a fine Hollywood acting career.
Pierce plays the role of "Simon", the deranged head of the vigilantly group, responsible for dealing with the man who raped Gerard's wife "Laura". His performance is superb, almost as though Pierce was born to play a complete sociopath. He brings conviction and a believability to the role, which makes the viewer want to despise him, but deep down, keeps you supporting his crazy cause. January Jones gives a decent performance as "Laura Gerard", bringing some much needed emotion to the film, and will hopefully continue in these more serious roles, as she may have some potential there.
After putting out what many consider to be the worst spate of films of his career (Bad Luitenant, Drive Angry, Safe House), Nicholas Cage has actually come up with a half decent script. Sadly his acting talents have not followed him, but the story does support his abilities this time and Seeking Justice actually comes across as a decent film.
The concept of the film is one full of potential, and director Roger Donaldson, does a very good job to keep the pace, upbeat and leaves the audience guessing for much of the piece. The highlight for me came in the form of ex Neighbours regular Guy Pierce, who now seems to have completely shed his Australian accent and really settled into a fine Hollywood acting career.
Pierce plays the role of "Simon", the deranged head of the vigilantly group, responsible for dealing with the man who raped Gerard's wife "Laura". His performance is superb, almost as though Pierce was born to play a complete sociopath. He brings conviction and a believability to the role, which makes the viewer want to despise him, but deep down, keeps you supporting his crazy cause. January Jones gives a decent performance as "Laura Gerard", bringing some much needed emotion to the film, and will hopefully continue in these more serious roles, as she may have some potential there.
Fairly unknown Harold Perrineau, gives a very good performance as "Gerard's" best friend, "Jimmy", in his first mainstream film role since 28 Weeks later, his character being one the audience will love to hate, but struggle to fully understand. Xander Berkley gives a great showing as the mysterious Lieutenant Durgan, in his first major outing since playing "Detective Gigante" in "Kick Ass", a lovable character, who keeps you guessing until the very end.
This film is well worth a watch and may well, return some of the legions fans that Nicholas Cage has managed to drive away in the past 3 years. Certainly worth your entrance fee.
6.5/10
I thought Cage was poorly casted in this role. The relationship between him and his wife was not believable. It was a stretch.The storyline was interesting though.
ReplyDeleteI thought she was a lot stronger than he was. He needed to up his acting game to keep up with her
ReplyDeleteI think Rufus Sewell would have been a better casting for that role. I do like him as an actor plus he has oodles of charisma. If you have a hot leading woman you need a charismatic man to balance. Sadly, Cage lacks that. He has the face and body language that makes women cringe ;)
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