ChikPapa Very disappointed :(

Ensofter Overrated and overhyped

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

sddavis63 The weirdest thing about this movie is that the only guy you end up really feeling any sympathy for is Levi - strangely, because Levi is one of the bank robbers and the guy who kidnapped Danny. But, overall, he seemed to be a pretty decent guy. Otherwise, Danny's dad decides to make him a man by making him kill a deer, you have corrupt cops around every corner and a story that really doesn't seem to make very much sense. And the worst part of it is that for the most part there's very little suspense involved. Most of the movie deals with Will (Danny's dad) trying to get Danny back after Levi kidnaps him. But Danny's not in any danger. He and Levi spend most of their time playing video games together and you never get the feeling - not even once - that Levi is even remotely interested in hurting the kid. So there's no suspense. You just watch, hoping that it's going to somehow redeem itself as the story goes on. But it really doesn't. It drags on and on, and then when it ends, strangely it ends far too fast. After everything that happens Danny and his mom and dad just get in their vehicle and drive back home. Seriously?Aside from Bruce Willis and Hayden Christensen there's no particularly wee known names in this, and Willis and Christensen didn't really seem to bring their "A" game either. It's really not worth the time to watch it. (2/10)

Ian Rupert A decent movie, but I'm not too picky. The strange thing to me is the reviews, so many people hating on it giving it 1 star for some political reason. First we have people on the left whining that it is "Pro gun" and "pro hunting". Like that is some kind of bad word when talking about a movie based in a country where 1 in 3 people own a gun, and 2 out of 3 support the right to do so at some level. Getting triggered over a dad teaching his son to use a 100 year old bolt-action rifle is a bit silly. The dad didn't force the kid to do anything, he was trying to bond with him and give the kid some confidence by going back to the roots of what humans did to survive since the dawn of man. I like guns but won't hunt, but I sure don't look down on those who do. My dad took me deer hunting when I was a kid. He didn't make me shoot one, but I did. I learned something about myself that day, and am glad to have had the experience. I'll let others kill my meat from now on, however. That's just me. People judge others for the strangest things these days, from both sides of the spectrum. The dad had a somewhat weak, but better-than-nothing safety talk with his son about the 100 year old bolt action rifle. Apparently that is soooo horrible to some people. I guess you shouldn't teach a kid that a knife is sharp, either? Let's cover them in bubble wrap and send them to their "safe space". Then we have someone from the right whining that it is "anti gun" and "anti cop". Well, not really. There are bad cops out there. Sure, the vast majority are good. But, it's just a movie. They took the time to show the dad give a C minus level gun talk to his kid. I think if it was anti-gun, they would have skipped that and had the kid have some kind of accident with the gun, then have the mom give a rant about how she hates guns. Another complaint from the right: The robber had a bit of a sad story that made you relate to him on SOME kind of level, that doesn't mean the movie is trying to make you feel sorry for criminals. But it's true they aren't all totally evil. Being able to relate on a small level doesn't mean you think they shouldn't pay for whatever crime. It helps to understand the motive behind crime so they can be addressed and prevented as much as possible. If you dehumanize all criminals, you can't fix the problems that help create them. Unless a movie is totally in your face politically I just don't get too excited. This movie definitely wasn't trying to send some kind of political message about guns, cops, or any of that.

Ferris Vueller The moral of the story is obviously political - guns and police are bad, and criminals are just victims of the system.There is basically nothing noteworthy in this entire movie, except his wife looks like an carpet muncher. The story is lame. The interaction between the characters seemed off and just had a bad vibe to it.Most of their dialogue was about taking an animals life, or how children shouldn't be "forced" into shooting an animal, or how hunters cheat by using deer stands, or how deers are people too, or how guns are bad, up until the very last scene of the lame movie.

kowmungcamel More plot holes than a Swiss cheese target at a shotgun convention. I know we are supposed to suspend our logic when it comes to movie plots but please don't treat us like total idiots. The premise of 'First Kill' is plausible enough. Wall street dad takes his paternally neglected and bullied son on a hunting trip to spend time, pass on some fatherly wisdom and make a man of his 11 year old boy. Unfortunately as we get to know the characters they just don't work. Dany who is the bullied young boy in the story comes across as the sort of kid who would be terrified on the teacups ride at Disneyland let alone about to go out in the woods to kill a huge mammal with a large hunting rifle. Ty Sheldon who plays Danny does a great job in his role but is just not believable. His father Will (Hayden Christensen) is equally uncomfortable in his role. Will takes Danny to his childhood home territory to show Danny where he grew up and how to use his father's hunting rifle. Danny is not at all into this and not particularly good at it either. Off they go into the woods against the wishes of Danny's mother Laura (Megan Leonard) Blah Blah When the action starts things just get a whole lot worse. The story tries to twist and turn but instead trips then stumbles then just falls flat on it's totally clichéd face. Characters are shot at point blank range only to pass out from blood loss then miraculously recover in minutes to be perfectly fine. Blah Blah Enter Bruce Willis, perhaps Bruce can save this confused abomination... Nope, unfortunately at best Bruce appears to be bored and totally disinterested in his character, the script the plot...Blah blah Bruce, Just another B Grade cameo kinda..Blah..as a bad cop. Perhaps Bruce really should let someone who may be a little more committed have a go at this role. It wouldn't have helped the movie but as an actor many of us have very much enjoyed watching over many years it just doesn't sit well. For those of us who consider themselves Bruce Wills fans it's very disappointing. Give it a wide berth.