Disrupted

I write this review when Disrupted had a 5.1 rating on here. Much too low in my humble opinion. I thought this movie was entertaining, with no real dead moments, a well written story that keeps you focused, some bloody violence and more than decent acting from actors I know by face but not by name. In other words not very famous actors but that doesn't mean bad acting, au contraire. Disrupted is certainly worth a watch if you don't mind a bit of brass knuckles beatdowns.

To be fair, I didn't watch the whole movie - just the first dull, slow, boring 35 minutes. Basically, an old man/ex-con in San Francisco goes about his life: going to AA meetings, checking in with his Parole Officer, going out to dinner with his daughter & her fiance. Nothing much is happening. It's not bad film quality or acting - it's just that it's not ABOUT anything. There's no plot. The camera follows this boring man's life around the city & not much goes on. It's not all that interesting. For a "Thriller" or "Action" movie, I would definitely look elsewhere.

Who knows? Maybe the last 1/2 hour turns out to be really good? I'll never know, because I just couldn't sit through the boring non-story any further...

I give it a 7.5/10.

PROS: Original characters. Darkly comedic dialogue. Unpredictable pulpy plot structure. Solid acting.

CONS: Setup takes a bit. Story has a lot going on - Almost at times seems like maybe too many characters but then starts to all come together in 2nd act.

I went in cold not knowing anything about it so needless to say it was way different than what I was expecting. (which was a straight-forward revenge thriller) It's actually more like one of those movies where different characters and stories intertwine. Though it has a fair amount of brutal violence, the movie still has quite a few comedic moments as well.

It is a slow-burn, but I enjoyed it.

I didn't like all of the parts of it, some made me confused, but all together it was an unexpectedly good thriller. Like some parts in this story are a cliche, but others, on the other hand, feel quite fresh - something new. A lot of movies don't bring anything new at all, so I value anything new more than I dislike cliche. I expect this movie didn't had anywhere near the budget they do in Hollywood, still this movie is 10 times better then a lot of them high budget thrillers I've seen in the past. This movie didn't really stike me as a masterpiece, but it's still a decent one.

Disrupted has amazing character development and fascinating sub plots such as favouritism in families among others. And it takes it's time making us understand and feel the things that the characters go through and experience in the film. What's more, we get to see this development progress gradually, and it's the films sense of being so relatable in some ways that really make this one of the better ones out there.

The soundtrack is gorgeous, the storyline and dialog is well written, character motivations are convincing, and enough cannot be said about the amazing acting in this movie. if you want to have an amazing movie night in and be engaged and at the end of your seat for Disrupted 10/10