22 Bullets
22 Bullets
NR | 24 March 2010 (USA)
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A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.

Reviews
YouHeart I gave it a 7.5 out of 10
Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast
mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
sergepesic There is something about the revenge movies...Perhaps it taps into some primal hunter and protector in all of us. Even after centuries of so-called civilization, we are still creatures of instinct.And here comes a very well done, albeit not very original revenge thriller. There is nothing here we didn't see before, many, many times. Nevertheless it works. Excellent pacing, well choreographed violence, good character actors, and, of course a sense of justice done. Something we do not see very often in real life. The bad guy these days not only gets away with murder, but usually runs for office and lecture us about patriotism. Maybe that's why this flick works so well. Like an old-fashioned western. You run the villains out of town and ride into the sunset.
leplatypus Well, i tried: i watched it for one hour. But even if it was good to meet again with the Berrys (father & daughter), i couldn't endure more this crap: Still, it has everything to be interesting: Marseilles is indeed a city know for its gangsters, its executions. Berry father has an eye for the camera. It's a true story. But, the pace of the movie is too slow, as flat as a dead man heartbeat. The story, full of useless characters, is very hard to follow and the flashbacks not really informative. The cinematography is just awful as it's yellow anytime, everywhere. The Godfather is felt in each frame but here, the stakes, the production are just cheap and there's really nothing "prestigious" about those kingpins. The biggest difficulty is the cast: everyone makes a face, everyone feels unhappy, so it makes me unhappy. In fact, the first hour is the silent confrontation between a hypochondriac boss and another convalescent that lies in a bed. After, it's the usual revenge by the guns against bad, bad gangsters by a philosophic killer! It's not a surprise that it was awarded the Gerard of the Worst movie of the year and probably of the decade!
playtoyer this is a great action movie,a great movie with jean reno on top of is game,this movie has a little of everything to have a great time.the association between all the actors is great the cast is really good ,the actions scene are great much better then the ones in American movies,jean reno is the best actor in the world.this movie is great to have a good time,it,s a very entertaining movie the should make more of those movies because they are simply great.the story was very good a great gangster movie,this is a great actions movie take everybody can enjoy.jean reno is such a great actor and the director also made a amazing work.I hope that they make more of those movie because the are simply great
ferdinand1932 The premise of this looks well worn but with Berry directing and Reno starring it should be promise to be more engaging. It isn't: it is a cliché ridden, violent, monotonous,'been there seen it it hundreds of times, waste of time.It's basic errors lie in the amount of camera coverage and the editing. There must be thousands so of cuts in this film which are to add pace and disguise the fact that it is so badly conceived. The camera swirls and dives and whizz-pans and does everything to simulate movement but a note to directors who think this type of action bestows a simulation of actual motion: it doesn't because the eye and brain always see things in proportion and not blurred. To do so with a camera only demonstrates how bad a simulation of action it really is. Consult a physician who will provide the data.This instant editing destroys any connection with the story and the action because nothing is done for long enough, not that the characters are interesting, nor is the dialog very good: but it wastes a real talent in Reno. As to the others; well they all look man and cruel but who really cares?