House of the Rising Sun

(2011) House of the Rising Sun CRIME THRILLER

Adapted from the novel by Chuck Hustmyre co-written and directed by Brian A Miller, that has Ray (Dave Bautista) as security guard of an illegal gambling racket. When Ray presumed one guy was throwing up, he then pulls up a gun, others follow him into the club to steal money from it's proceeds. As it turns out the entire thing had been fixed set up by someone working in the inside.

I had seen bad movies in my life but this movie is amongst the worst. This must be during the time when former WWE wrestler was dipping his toes into acting, and it's one of the worse performances. There is barely any action nor anything excitement for the few stars I am giving it is the result of the few breast scenes that looked real.

The major issue with this film is the script. Its awkward, flabby dialogue, when played out by already-mediocre actors, results in something that is painful to watch. People just don't talk to each other in the way this film portrays. Its story is (by design, it seems) completely predictable.

The sad thing is Bautista comes across as one of the better actors in this. I haven't seen any of his wrestling but I'd have the guess that his signature move was diving over a table to escape bullets.

You occasionally get some okay music (but this is a film, not an album) and the camera work and production values are generally pretty good. It looks and sounds like it should be a good film but it's really just a well-polished turd.

Avoid it. You won't get that 80 minutes back.

Of course the directing is purely awful, unbeareable, lame, but the most interesting thing is the Dave Bautista's character who is the most worth the watch. Not the super hero as you may expect,in the Jason Statham or Sly Stallone mode. I like this so moving and powerful in the same time character, you don't see such scheme all the time, and that's precisely for this same reason that I like this film. Not an extraordinary action film - thriller and crime genre - but still slightly above average, again, because of Dave Bautista's character. Yes, I would like to see one day Jason Statham plays this kind of lead character. But Statham actually did more or less the same, back in 2013, with HUMMINGBIRD.

This movie after watching 10 minutes myself also realized that it was a very bad b class movie that had no real story line to it. Then if you watch the movie you will see almost every time you see Batista, he has a smoke sticking out of his face.After sitting and watching the entire movie, I wondered one question, "WHY". It was very very bad to watch and even consider as a good movie. This shows me with the quality of movie, why it was or never made it to he theater. It is almost the same as watching a class b movie in Canada. I give it about a 4/10 rating for it's quality.This movie should have been left without even being done.

The plot: After a violent heist, a dirty ex-cop/ex-con is tasked with recovering the stolen money and avenging the death of a mobster's son, only to face increasing pressure and suspicion from both the cops and mob.

While undeniably clichéd, the story had some real potential. The movie even starts off well, introducing all of the stereotypical characters that you expect to find in a traditional crime drama. Obviously, I wasn't expecting anything groundbreaking or unique, but, for what it was, it looked like an above-average entry. Somewhere around the middle of the movie, however, they just give up and decide to hit every cliché they can, while half-heartedly shooting a bunch of boring action sequences.

The biggest problem is the fight choreography. When you cast a giant bruiser as your protagonist, people are going to have certain expectations. This movie does not meet them. There aren't enough fight scenes, and the few that do exist are terrible. None of them are believable. The action sequences suffer from similar problems.

The acting was alright. There are a few B movie veterans that you'll probably recognize. Dave Bautista, the star, gives a decent performance, but I can't really say that I see him going anywhere but direct-to-video action movies.

If you're a fan of gritty, urban crime drama/thriller/action movies, you might like this, but there are much better choices.