SummaryA 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.
Directed By:Isaac Florentine
Written By:Matt Venne
Acts Of Vengeance
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Oct 26, 2017
60
Director Isaac Florentine, a veteran of this sort of direct-to-video violent fare, not surprisingly proves more effective with the action than dramatic scenes, but he keeps the pace moving nicely.
Oct 26, 2017
60
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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Aug 31, 2019
7
The acting is descent, action scenes are awesome, it's a tipical revenge storyline but i think it works well on this film. This has to be one of Isaac Florentines best films in my opinion.
May 9, 2025
3
Acts of Vengeance is one of those movies you can watch without much effort... and forget just as quickly. Antonio Banderas tries to bring some weight to his character, but not even his usual charm can save a script that feels like it was written on autopilot. The idea of a silent, stoic revenge could have been interesting if the direction had shown a bit more personality or **** action scenes are serviceable at best, but they never really become exciting, and the moments that should hit hard just feel routine. Throwing in Marcus Aurelius as a philosophical excuse sounds good on paper, but in practice it feels more like a gimmick than something that adds real depth. And Paz Vega... honestly, her character has absolutely no purpose in the story. She's there because someone thought the movie needed a female character, and that's about **** short, this is a low-budget revenge thriller that might entertain you if you keep your expectations very low, but it definitely leaves you thinking Banderas deserved something way better.
Mar 6, 2018
50
Acts of Vengeance has great fights, solid performances and a smart story hook. Not a great movie, but as vengeance pictures go, an efficient one and a film that doesn’t grate on the viewer or humiliate its star and gore-obsessed director, unlike SOME movies of the genre one could name.
Oct 26, 2017
40
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.
Mar 28, 2020
3
Encore une histoire de "justicier dans la ville", en l'occurrence un ténor du barreau improvisé tout-à-coup vengeur obstiné et volontaire qui a pour philosophie le stoïcisme...! voilà qui n'est pas courant en terme de "justice sauvage" mais Seagal est à la retraite, alors c'est (bientôt) le pré-retraité Banderas qui s'y colle. En vérité, il y a là quelques originalités mais aussi nombre de clichés pas mal usés dans ce scénario qui aurait mérité plus d'attention pour se sortir du lot, le lot très commun des films de vengeance bien ringards et téléphonés... En définitive, on finit donc assez déçu par la tournure des évènements de ce petit film qui ressemble ici et là à un téléfilm mais dont la réalisation est suffisamment soignée pour ne pas sombrer dans le navet total... à notre grand étonnement d'ailleurs ! Hélas, encore un peu trop mollasson malgré sa durée très standard, ce polar revanchard reste décidément fort médiocre dans l'ensemble.
