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Film Review: ‘Acts of Vengeance’

Antonio Banderas buffs up for a bit of revenge in this pedestrian B-level action thriller.

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Revenge for the death of family members is a frequent boilerplate hook for mid-budget action movies, and that formula could hardly get a more perfunctory recycling than in “ Acts of Vengeance .” This slick-enough mediocrity will pass the time tolerably for less discriminating genre fans. But it’s a little sad to see Antonio Banderas reduced to a B movie with grade-C material, even if you’re curious to see him, at age 58, rise to the occasion of the requisite training montage and kick-boxing moves that martial arts-oriented helmer Issac Florentine serves up here.

Frank Valera (Banderas) is a high-powered corporate defense lawyer who lives for his wife and daughter, but unfortunately has little time for them. Typically, he’s stuck at the office, then in downpour-stalled traffic long enough to miss his child’s talent-show recital. (Unfortunately, the audience catches her singing performance.) Remorse turns to concern when the duo don’t return home that night. Later, police lead him to their slain bodies in a storm drain, victims of a mysterious crime in which the perps didn’t steal their car. But the cops can’t seem to find any evidence trail leading to a suspect.

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Frank falls apart, landing one afternoon in a bar where he discovers a backroom hosts illicit cage-fighting matches. Drunkenly causing a ruckus, he gets a beatdown that delivers a satisfying sense of penance — so he goes back for more of the same, again and again, until rescued by off-duty op Strode (Karl Urban). Later, Frank gets in another scrape, this time with some goons pimping a 13-year-old girl on the street. He ends up crashing through the window of a bookstore, conveniently landing atop a copy of Marcus Aurelius’ philosophical tome “Meditations.” He takes this as a sign, though despite the pretentious text quotes on-screen throughout, the sole lesson he seems to glean from the Roman emperor is basically “Time to stop getting ass kicked and kick some ass!”

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He ditches his job and devotes himself to getting buff, as well as training in fighting techniques (Florentine appears as a karate instructor). Matt Vanne’s clumsy, derivative screenplay leaves several logic gaps in its wake as the newly leaner/meaner Frank gets closer to his goal of delivering vengeful justice. There doesn’t really appear to be any meaningful relationship between the Russian mobsters that get a fair amount of attention here, and the character who turns out to have actually been responsible for the death of Frank’s loved ones. Nor do specially billed thesps Jonathon Schaech and Robert Forster get anything interesting to do in brief, disposable support turns.

A naturally stone-faced, more generically macho actor might be a better fit here than Banderas, who can’t help but seem a bit silly in de rigeur black leather jacket and shades, glowering his way though a script this dumb. He’s more at home in less testosterone-charged scenes with fellow Pedro Almodovar-alum Paz Vega, though her part as a hospital nurse who helps Frank is thankless. The film’s only stab at novelty is having its hero take a vow of silence until his mission is fulfilled — yet whatever atmospheric effect that might’ve had is spoiled by the fact that he never stops jabbering cliches in banal voiceover narration.

Over the last quarter century, Israel native Florentine has directed a lot of “Power Rangers” TV episodes, and B action pics prized by chopsocky fans if largely unknown to larger audiences. He’s typically worked with leads whose martial-arts expertise is their main qualifier, however. While Banderas and the ever-fit Urban throw themselves into the fray with enthusiasm — finally facing off in the inevitable empty warehouse showdown — the fights here aren’t anything special, especially in the wake of such recent bar-setters as the “Raid” and “John Wick” films.

“Acts” is set in an unspecified U.S. city, and if its streets seem rather unconvincingly mean, that’s perhaps because the film was actually shot in Bulgaria. Design and tech contributions are smoothly professional, though like everything else here, unlikely to leave any impression once the closing credits roll.

Reviewed online, San Francisco, Oct. 24, 2017. MPAA rating: R. Running time: 87 MIN.

Production: (Bulgaria) A Saban Films release of a Saban Films and Millennium Media presentation of a Millennium Media production. Producers: Boaz Davidson, John Thompson, Les Weldon, Yariv Lerner. Executive producers: Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Vincent Cheng, William V. Bromiley, Ness Saban, Shanan Becker. CREW Director: Isaac Florentine. Screenplay: Matt Verne. Camera (color, HD): Yaron Scharf. Editors: Paul Harb, Ivan Todorov, Irit Raz-McBride. Music: Frederick Wiedmann.
With: Antonio Banderas, Karl Urban, Paz Vega, Johnathon Schaech, Clint Dyer, Christina Serafini, Lillian Blankenship, Robert Forster, Atanas Srebrev, Mark Rhino Smith, Raycho Vasilev, Stacey Clickner. (English dialogue)

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Maybe if one of the movie's biggest lines extols the virtues of shutting (...) up, it might be a novel idea to pass that aphorism along to the writer.

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I tend to value earnestness, and enjoyed watching one of my favorite action filmmakers continue on with his work even after a personal tragedy and choose to address and wrestle with that loss in the film he's sharing with us.

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Borrowing from all manner of similar films and television shows, Acts Of Vengeance fails to blend these elements into a cohesive narrative.

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Efficient, engrossing if predictable vengeance thriller lifted considerably by a terrific leading man turn by Antonio Banderas

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The smartest aspect of this formulaic low-budget vigilante thriller are the Marcus Aurelius quotes that introduce each chapter.

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If this all sounds preposterous, it's because it totally is. But Banderas brings such a fiery commitment to the role that we buy into Florentine's world of cleanly choreographed battles and the Russian tough guys who engage in them.

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Hits its clichéd notes efficiently.

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[It] rushes past what could have made the movie intriguing in order to get to the formula...

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Directed by Isaac Florentine and performed by Antonio Banderas with an air of itch-scratching purpose that syncs well enough with its fast, cheap and stupid thrills.

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Banderas proves more than capable of playing the sort of strong, silent type who resorts to vigilante justice.

Revenge for the death of family members is a frequent boilerplate hook for mid-budget action movies, and that formula could hardly get a more perfunctory recycling than in "Acts of Vengeance."

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You can’t entirely dismiss an action movie that manages to throw lessons of stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius into the violent mix. Such is the case with Acts of Vengeance , starring Antonio Banderas , who, at age 57, seems to be angling for the same sort of middle-aged badassery that has done so much for Liam Neeson’s retirement account. While his efforts here are a far cry from his many collaborations with Pedro Almodovar , Banderas proves more than capable of playing the sort of strong, silent type who resorts to vigilante justice. You can look at this film as a warm-up for the upcoming remake of Death Wish , starring the similarly long-in-the-tooth Bruce Willis.

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Acts of Vengeance | aka Stoic (2017) Review

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Director: Isaac Florentine Writer: Matt Venne Cast: Antonio Banderas, Cristina Serafini, Atanas Srebrev, Karl Urban, David Sakurai, Paz Vega, Robert Forster, Mark Rhino Smith, Isaac Florentine Running Time: 85 min.

By Paul Bramhall

Ever since Liam Neeson took that fateful phone call in Taken , now almost a decade ago, the no nonsense over-50 action star has become something of a sub-genre in Hollywood. While Neeson himself has cranked out plenty of titles in a similar mould since, he’s been joined along the way by everyone from Denzel Washington in The Equalizer , to Keanu Reeves in John Wick , to Bruce Willis in the Death Wish remake. Even everyone’s favorite no-frills action star Jason Statham has just turned 50. Frankly, being an older gentleman has never been so cool. What all of these movies have in common though, is that they ditch the self-awareness that productions like The Expendables franchise come packaged with, and deliver the action beats with a straight forward poker face. These guys have been wronged, and they’re going to make you pay. Keep it simple.

In 2017, Antonio Banderas has clearly decided that he wants a piece of the action. An actor of 35 years, for many Banderas first registered as the El Mariachi of Desperado , director Robert Rodriguez’s big screen English language debut from 1995. Since then, Banderas has frequently flitted in and out of the action genre, with his most recent excursion seeing him feature in the lamentable third instalment of The Expendables . In 2017 though, he’s decided to take the plunge into the DTV action arena, cranking out Security , Gun Shy , and Acts of Vengeance . Depending on which way you look at it, if he keeps things up at this rate Steven Seagal is going to have some competition.

Out of the three, it was Acts of Vengeance that got my attention. Initially titled Stoic in the early stages of production, it offers the intriguing proposition of partnering Banderas with frequent Scott Adkins collaborators Isaac Florentine and Tim Man, as director and fight choreographer respectively. Florentine has been in the directing game since the early 90’s, however it’s his partnership with British martial arts star Scott Adkins which usually get action fans salivating, which dates back to 2003’s Special Forces . Florentine’s projects without Adkins on-board tend not to fare as well, as any review of his 2012 movie Assassin’s Bullet , starring Christian Slater, will prove.

Swedish fight choreographer Tim Man on the other hand has gone from strength to strength in recent years, with 2017 providing one of his busiest periods yet, handling the choreography not only for Acts of Vengeance , but also the Scott Adkins vehicles Accident Man and Triple Threat . To see how Banderas would adapt to the physically demanding style of screen fighting, that Man has a talent for putting together in a very short space of time, was an element of Acts of Vengeance I was looking forward to.

Just like the title suggests, the structure of Florentine’s latest is split into 6 acts. Proceedings open in the middle of act 4, which see’s Banderas beating up on a kitchen hand in a diner, before flashing back to allow us to understand how he reached this apparent boiling point. Much like the less action oriented Assassin’s Bullet , the first half hour of Acts of Vengeance shows all of Florentine’s weaknesses as a director. The story and characters trudge along in a way which has been done hundreds of times before, and usually better. Banderas is a hot shot lawyer who rarely loses a case, however his dedication to the job means that his personal life is suffering. When work commitments prevent him from attending his daughters school concert (which just to make things worse, she’s singing his favorite song at), his life is turned upside down when both of them are discovered murdered later on the same night.

Despite the traumatic nature of the event, everything feels perfunctory, almost as if Florentine himself wants to speed through the early parts of Matt Venne’s script, so he can get to the stuff he knows he’s good at. While Banderas is drowning his sorrows in the bottom of a liquor bottle, he just so happens to stumble across an illegal fighting tournament, apparently taking place behind nothing more than a set of curtains at the back of the bar. To punish himself, he starts partaking in the fights, allowing his opponent to beat the living daylights out of him as self-penance for not being there for his family. It’s only when he’s propositioned by a 15 year old prostitute, and promptly thrown through the window of a second hand book store by her pimps, that he comes across the book Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. The Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, the book contains his thoughts and ideas on Stoic philosophy (hence the original, more interesting, title).

Its passages from the book which are used as the titles for each act, and a part which can essentially be boiled down to saying that actions speak louder than words, make Banderas decide to take a vow of silence until he finds his families killer. Once this decision is made, thankfully the pace picks up, and Banderas has good chemistry with his co-stars Paz Vega and Judge Dredd himself, Karl Urban, here playing a cop sympathetic to his case. While Banderas still provides occasional narration, considering the clichéd nature of the opening third, minimising his lines works in favour of Acts of Vengeance , allowing him to emote with expressions only.

In many ways Florentine’s latest feels like a hodgepodge of the over-50 action star genre efforts that we’ve seen over the years. I felt sure that Banderas was going to take the teenage prostitute under his wing once he’d recovered, and rescue her from the pimps, just like Denzel Washington does in The Equalizer , but instead she (and the pimps) are never heard from again. Likewise when Banderas takes on a group of thugs and their dog. Once he’s laid the smack down on the two-legged goons, they run off and leave the dog behind, which takes a liking to Banderas and proceeds to follow him around for the rest of the movie. A grieving husband whose lost his wife finding consolation in a dog? It could well be argued that Acts of Vengeanc e is an unintended prequel to John Wick .

Thankfully just like his peers though, Banderas proves he’s capable of turning himself into a driven fighter. Once he comes to his senses, we’re treated to a montage which sees him taking martial arts lessons from both Florentine and Man, appearing in brief cameos doing what they do best. Then at the 40 minute mark we finally get to see the result of his training regime, as he confronts 4 thugs in the previously mentioned confrontation with the dog. It’s a brief fight, but has all of the distinctive hallmarks of a Florentine/Man collaboration, with the stop-start slow motion for added impact, and a hard hitting flow. Seeing Banderas lay on the pain with an extendable baton he disarms one of the thugs of will no doubt bring a smile to many.

However Acts of Vengeance is just as focused on the “who dunnit?” aspect of the murders as it is the action beats, a balance which is well maintained, but for those expecting to see Banderas as perhaps an older version of Colt MacReady, there’ll likely be a sense of disappointment. It’s no spoiler to say that he does indeed track down the murderer, and it allows Acts of Vengeance to deliver a worthy one-on-one finale between Banderas and someone who it would be a spoiler to reveal the identity of here. What I most enjoyed about the 3 minute throwdown, is that Banderas isn’t made out to suddenly be some kind of efficient killing machine, and he actually spends the majority of the fight on the receiving end of some heavy punishment. It’s a welcome touch of realism, establishing him as the underdog and allowing the audience to root for his victory.

All in all Acts of Vengeance is far from the disaster that was Assassin’s Bullet , and Florentine is to be admired for stepping outside of his comfort zone of working with Scott Adkins. It achieves its goal of being a straight forward revenge thriller, which is no doubt exactly what it was aiming to be, so as long as expectations are set accordingly, Acts of Vengeance should find its audience.

Paul Bramhall’s Rating: 6/10

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I thought Security was a tight little action flick and Banderas gave a surprisingly sincere performance. He seems like an actor who is almost incapable of phoning it in. I’m looking forward to Acts of Vengeance, but I’m glad I have this review to keep my expectations in check. Thanks, Paul!

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January 30, 2018 by Tom Jolliffe

Acts Of Vengeance , 2017.

Directed by Isaac Florentine. Starring Antonio Banderas, Karl Urban, Paz Vega, and Robert Forster.

A fast-talking lawyer transforms his body and takes a vow of silence, not to be broken until he finds out who killed his wife and daughter and has his revenge.

Looking at the cast list and director for Acts Of Vengeance will certainly make action aficionados pay close attention. Antonio Banderas continues his pretty prolific run of straight to video action specials, in what (on paper) you’d expect to be one of his better entries. Co-starring is Karl Urban (oh please oh please, lets have another Dredd ). Then behind the camera is action specialist Isaac Florentine, a man responsible for the first two Undisputed sequels (and with a significant hand in the last one too) as well as a couple of solid Ninja films starring Scott Adkins. Florentine has gathered a reputation as one of those guys who know how to do action, particularly fight sequences.

So, we go into Acts Of Vengeance with fairly solid expectations. Banderas stars as a fast talking lawyer who neglects his wife and daughter for work. When they’re brutally murdered he takes a vow of silence until the moment he finds the person responsible and gets revenge. It’s standard stuff yes. The notion of the vow of silence could have been a more interesting point if Frank’s lack of dialogue weren’t replaced by slightly clunky narration. Narration is one of the hardest things to do in film because it has to offer something interesting and not become a convenience. When it becomes a crutch or a plot propellant then you’ve got issues. Needless to say, writer Matt Venne’s narration fills in gaps that need feeling, but moreover (as is a major pitfall with narration) gaps which don’t. Too much of the work and interpretation is grabbed away from the audience. Although perhaps there’s always an expectation with these sort of video action specials that the audience isn’t really going to look to work too hard or dig beneath the surface.

The cast are solid. Everything is pretty much to standard archetypes. This doesn’t push Tonio Banderas. As an action man in his mid-50’s we’ve reached a stage where he doesn’t quite have the spark he did back in his heyday. Whether good guy or bad, in his action films of the mid-90’s, where he really was one of the more interesting stars breaking through in that genre, he had such a powerful energy and charisma. Whether it’s partly age who knows, but certainly, as far as the characters he plays too, it’s all dialled down. There’s no edge. There’s no fire or ferocity. Working from more mediocre material certainly plays a part, being a star on the wane rather the rise also, but even here, playing a man driven by a desire for revenge, he’s surprisingly flat and lacking in edge. I mean his performance is fine. He’s a good actor, but Banderas can do this in his sleep and at times it feels like he’s bordering on doing so. Urban is decent. He’s someone I feel could be having a more significant impact on the action genre, and he’s still in his prime.

The action is very good. One aspect where Banderas shines is here. The martial arts action is always going to be good under Florentine (with help from fight choreographer Tim Man here). Banderas handles the fight scenes superbly. There’s some excellent action here, but if you look in comparison to Ninja: Shadow of a Tear , or any of the Undisputed sequels (and inevitably action fans will compare), there’s not much action here. Ultimately this is where the film falls a little flat. It’s a lithe 90 minutes but there’s a big sagging middle in need of a couple of extra set pieces. The score was really good though.

Acts of Vengeance is a solid action film. It’s well made with good action but a flat script and stilted pace make this one ultimately forgettable. Banderas too has been far better, even in VOD ( Security was better as far as his performance). There’s most certainly enough here to recommend.

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	$320 705 November 23, 2017
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Follows a fast-talking lawyer (Banderas) who transforms his body and takes a vow of silent, not to be broken until he finds out who killed his wife and daughter and has his revenge.

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A fast-talking lawyer transforms his body and takes a vow of silence, not to be broken until he finds out who killed his wife and daughter and has his revenge.
Spinning words into deliberately obscure, ambiguous, and unclear meanings--twisting and bending the truth to exonerate the dregs of society--the silver-tongued defence lawyer and neglectful father, Frank Valera, has made a fortune by distorting words. Dynamic, successful, and on top of his game, Valera will soon see his world crumble, when his wife, Sue, and his young daughter, Olivia, everything he holds dear, fall prey to a sadistic predator. But now, it is too late for tears and remorse, and without a break in the case, Frank decides to take a vow of silence, triggering a gradual but radical transformation. In other words, Frank is hell-bent on making those behind the hideous crime pay; however, does he have what it takes to fulfil his bloody mission of vengeance? — Nick Riganas
A man walks into a café. Ears alert and looking around. Setting up to be watching at all angles. He rushes to the kitchen and bars the door behind him. Fighting the cook who is coughing all over the food we have a pause. There is a narrator asking, "Do I look crazy to you?" . Rewind and new opening scene we are taken through by a monologue talking about the amount of words spoken a day, by men, by women, and by lawyers. We meet Frank Valera (Antonio Banderas) a successful lawyer who is known to find ways to get the "NG" not guilty verdict for his clients. Next scene we see his family, wife, Sue (Cristina Serafini) and young daughter, Olivia (Lillian Blankenship) getting ready for a talent show. Olivia is handed the phone to talk to her dad, telling him, "you'll love the show" as Frank tells them a lie that he is on his way down to the garage in the elevator as he sits behind his desk at the law firm. After hearing that sentence Frank decides, this is the time to make a change, to leave and see his daughter perform. As he goes to the elevator the doors close and his boss/co-worker in the other room calls him over to discuss a case. Time speeds on and goes late into the evening, making Frank even later. We see Frank in traffic as the rain pours and his daughter performs on stage. Frank arrives at the performance hall and does not see his family. He calls them, but no response. He returns home. Calls Sue to apologize and tells her to please come home as it is getting late. Time speeds past and we see the clock tick as Frank waits for their return. Unfortunately it is the police car who approaches the door. Frank is taken to a crime scene and the voices from the police fade out in the background as he walks up to the scene. Two bodies hugging each other in a ditch. It appears to be his wife and daughter. He screams and is held back by police. Frank shows up to the police station, asking the police chief Lustiger (Johnathon Schaech) what they are doing about the case. Lustiger is playing on his phone and is half answering Frank's questions. There is some information exchange about the area being covered by the Russian Mafia and gold fibers were found in the area. There are no leads and it appears the police force is doing nothing to advance the case. Frank gets upset with the situation and storms out angrily. In the hall he sees Officer Strode (Karl Urban) who asks him if he's ok. They exchange a word and Frank leaves the police station. Next shot is from overhead. Many black umbrellas surround the two coffins. Rain is pouring heavily. Frank is told by his father in law that he has heard enough and doesn't want to hear from Frank ever again, "A nod is enough". Frank goes to get drunk at a bar. He gets more and more drunk and finds himself at the backroom. There is a brawling cage with two fighters in the ring. Frank watches as he downs two other shots and starts a fight with a spectator. The montage shows Frank getting into the ring and he starts to fight in the brawls, losing badly each time. Officer Strode (Karl Urban) finds Frank and has a conversation with him in the bar. Frank talks about his past job as a lawyer and his philosophy behind defending people who don't deserve to be. Montage of Frank getting buff and sparing in karate and jiu-jitsu gyms. We also see Frank fighting improve at the back of the bar brawls. And him growing to be silent. Frank returns to the crime scene in a nice black car. He parks under a bridge and walks to the area where the bodies were found looking for clues. He hears a tapping in the distance and notes that if he wasn't quiet he would not have been able to hear it, marking how much he has changed from before. Frank goes towards the sound and climbs up an antenna to a shack that has someone living there. He looks around and takes a few photos as he looks out of the windows. The windows have a perfect view of the area where his family was killed. Frank returns to his car and finds a group of 4 men trying to pry into his car. The men say Frank is in Russian territory and Frank can pay his dues by giving him his wallet and keys. The Russian man has a dog and was unclipped to release onto Frank, but the dog whimpers and backs off. The Russian man kicks the dog and chases the dog off. Frank says nothing and reaches to hand over his wallet. As he stretches out the wallet he also pulls his keys into his fist and attacks the tallest man. Fight scene occurs. Frank wins, he pulls out the photo of his wife and daughter and shows the main guy. He says nothing and searches the man's face to see if he recognizes them or is the killer - the Russian man is not. Frank takes a photo of him and knocks him out, but not before he is shot in the stomach by some other mobster. As his vision fades he is rescued by a woman. Frank wakes up shirtless in bed with the wound covered. [The wound happens on the left side, but later we see him being patched up on his right]. He says nothing to the woman as she explains that she, Alma (Paz Vega) is an ER nurse and volunteers in the area. He got lucky that the bullet was a clean entry and exit. Frank says nothing and leaves. Outside he sees the dog. The dog follows him and they both reach home. Frank puts up the photo of the Russian mobster on his white board and crosses off the mobster's face. The doorbell rings and it is the ER nurse. She holds out his wallet saying that he left that and she still needs to change his bandages. She tells him that he speaks in his sleep and knows he can talk. But Frank still says nothing. He gives her the memorial invitation indicating that his family has died. Alma befriends him. Frank attempts to find the potential witness who lives in a makeshift shelter, but he loses him as he closes his door to his car and scares off the man. He goes to see Alma at her home, but she is not there. We see the next scene of Alma working in a hospital. There are a group of men who approach her saying that she needs to pay her dues. She says she is done and doesn't want to associate with them anymore. The man chokes Alma and tells her no. They leave. Frank turns the corner and shows up. As he drives Alma home later, she reveals that the shelter Frank investigated was the home of a man called "Mr. Shivers" (Clint Dyer), who works as a cook at the local diner. After he drops Alma off, Russian gang members appear and ask Alma if she is going to continue supplying drugs to them. Frank suddenly appears and incapacitates them. She explains that she worked with them for a year, stealing drugs from the hospital for them. Frank takes her to his home for her safety. Cut to the beginning scene of Frank (we now know) fighting Shivers (we just met), dialogue saying to the audience "So am I still crazy to you now?". Frank finds Mr. Shivers working in the kitchen of a diner; they fight. Frank shows his family picture to Shivers, who witnessed the murders from his shelter. Shivers says that a police officer committed the murders. Frank sees in Shivers eyes that he recognized his family but does not see murder. Frank believes Shivers and runs out the backdoor as help arrives to the doors he blocked off. Frank then sneaks into the police station and finds that Hank Strode was assigned to patrol that particular district on the night of the murders. After several days of following Strode and switching cars following him, Frank maps out Strode's routine. He catches that Strode has a spare key behind a planter and enters Strode's house and finds a police jacket with gold fibers coming loose from an embroidered sleeve badge. As he looks further he sees a fake door, in the cubby-hole Frank also finds a bag that contains magazines with Frank on the cover, news articles about Strode's 12-year-old daughter's murder, and Frank's legal defense of the suspect, who was freed on a technicality. Frank sees a digital camera and turns it on. Inside are photos of Frank at the funeral and his family's birthday party. Frank realizes the gravity of the situation and leaves a message on Strode's car telling him to meet at the warehouse at 11 pm to get back the camera. As Strode arrives, a fight ensues, leaving both injured. Strode wanted Frank to suffer for freeing the suspect, and he wanted Frank to know what Strode felt. Frank overcomes his desire to kill him, remembering Aurelius' quote, "The best revenge is to be unlike your enemy," and he then knocks Strode out. Later, we see news coverage of Strode's trial and conviction. The police department says that a bad cop put away is best. Frank and Alma visit the graves of his wife and daughter, where Frank finally ends his vow of silence by saying "I love you" to his family's graves.

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“Acts of Vengeance,” a convenience-store meat stick of a movie, is plenty laughable, but it’s also directed by Isaac Florentine and performed by Antonio Banderas with an air of itch-scratching purpose that syncs well enough with its fast, cheap and stupid thrills.

Banderas plays a high-powered defense attorney known for getting criminals acquitted on technicalities, but who becomes a masochistic alcoholic punching bag in underground fight clubs after his own wife and daughter are killed the night of a school talent recital that he missed.

That’s a lot of ouch to unpack. But with the help of philosophical Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius — sadly not played by anyone, just used for his manning-up advice from “Meditations,” quoted in title cards — Banderas takes a vow of silence (heightening his other senses!), gets in shape, takes karate lessons and hunts down the killer with the help of a sexy ER doctor (Paz Vega).

Admit you want to see this play out, don’t you? Especially since Banderas, God love him, treats the role seriously enough with his stoic muteness, accompanied by Spanish-purr narration that was surely added under the assumption that action fans can’t read subtle facial expressions.

He also kicks butt well. If he’s auditioning for Neeson-ification as a late-career badass, it’s a large buttered popcorn’s-worth start, because occasionally, when you Death Wish upon a star and that star is Banderas, you get a serviceable time-waster like “Acts of Vengeance.”

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Running time: 1 hour, 26 minutes

Rating: R, for violence and language

Playing: Laemmle NoHo 7, North Hollywood

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Movie Nation Roger Moore Efficient, engrossing if predictable vengeance thriller lifted considerably by a terrific leading man turn by Antonio Banderas
Spectrum Culture Dominic Griffin Maybe if one of the movie's biggest lines extols the virtues of shutting (...) up, it might be a novel idea to pass that aphorism along to the writer.
Mark Reviews Movies Mark Dujsik [It] rushes past what could have made the movie intriguing in order to get to the formula...
Los Angeles Times Robert Abele Directed by Isaac Florentine and performed by Antonio Banderas with an air of itch-scratching purpose that syncs well enough with its fast, cheap and stupid thrills.
Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck Banderas proves more than capable of playing the sort of strong, silent type who resorts to vigilante justice.
Variety Dennis Harvey Revenge for the death of family members is a frequent boilerplate hook for mid-budget action movies, and that formula could hardly get a more perfunctory recycling than in "Acts of Vengeance."
Cinapse Ed Travis I tend to value earnestness, and enjoyed watching one of my favorite action filmmakers continue on with his work even after a personal tragedy and choose to address and wrestle with that loss in the film he's sharing with us.
Cinemalogue Todd Jorgenson The smartest aspect of this formulaic low-budget vigilante thriller are the Marcus Aurelius quotes that introduce each chapter.
Birth.Movies.Death. Jacob Knight If this all sounds preposterous, it's because it totally is. But Banderas brings such a fiery commitment to the role that we buy into Florentine's world of cleanly choreographed battles and the Russian tough guys who engage in them.
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Acts of Vengeance is a Netflix movie that can be true and I think many should watch this movie. First I am a huge fan of Antonio Banderas. That was a given to want to watch the movie. So, basically the movie has a busy prosecuting attorney. The kicker is that a man on the police force has a daughter who was killed and Tony Banderas got the murderer freed. So this cop has a vengeance to want to hurt Tony. So he sets up his wife and daughter and murder’s them. After learning from a book he learned The best revenge is to be unlike your enemy. He also learned combat skills. At first Tony blames himself for the murders of his wife and daughter but later decided to make use of his time by finding the killer. I was awe struck at the skills he learned and the fact that in the end, Tony did not kill but got the cop to go to trial and put in prison. Yes, there are good cops and bad but at the end of the day they have to live with their own choices. I was touched by the dog in the movie and by how I felt after watching it. As much as I want to hurt those who hurt me I am now reminded that in the end it is God’s Vengeance NOT ME!

For starters, as a believer in Christ let us look at the different versions of what the Bible says on Vengeance:

Romans 12:19 Talks about Vengeance

New International Version Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.

New Living Translation Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the LORD.

English Standard Version Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Berean Study Bible Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Berean Literal Bible never avenging yourselves, beloved; instead give place to wrath, for it has been written: “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

New American Standard Bible Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY,” says the Lord.

King James Bible Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Christian Standard Bible Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for God’s wrath, because it is written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.

Contemporary English Version Dear friends, don’t try to get even. Let God take revenge. In the Scriptures the Lord says, “I am the one to take revenge and pay them back.”

Good News Translation Never take revenge, my friends, but instead let God’s anger do it. For the scripture says, “I will take revenge, I will pay back, says the Lord.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for His wrath. For it is written: Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay, says the Lord.

International Standard Version Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me. I will pay them back, declares the Lord.”

NET Bible Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

New Heart English Bible Do not seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for the wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

Aramaic Bible in Plain English Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to rage, for it is written: “If you will not execute judgment for yourself, I shall execute your judgment, says God.”

GOD’S WORD® Translation Don’t take revenge, dear friends. Instead, let God’s anger take care of it. After all, Scripture says, “I alone have the right to take revenge. I will pay back, says the Lord.”

New American Standard 1977 Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY,” says the Lord.

Jubilee Bible 2000 Not defending yourselves, dearly beloved; but rather give place unto the wrath of God, for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

King James 2000 Bible Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.

American King James Version Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place to wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, said the Lord.

American Standard Version Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God : for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

Douay-Rheims Bible Revenge not yourselves, my dearly beloved; but give place unto wrath, for it is written: Revenge is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord.

Darby Bible Translation not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance [belongs] to me, I will recompense, saith the Lord.

English Revised Version Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

Webster’s Bible Translation Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place to wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Weymouth New Testament Do not be revengeful, my dear friends, but give way before anger; for it is written, “‘Revenge belongs to Me: I will pay back,’ says the Lord.”

World English Bible Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

Young’s Literal Translation not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, ‘Vengeance is Mine.

In the end the movie says “Dedicated to the memory of Barbara Florentine and Sherilyn Stetz.” I thought maybe this is a true story and did research.

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