SummaryOn the Fourth of July, single mother Teena is brutally assaulted by a local gang in front of her 12-year-old daughter Bethie. Even though Bethie is able to identify the attackers, the defense hires a local hot-shot defense attorney who manipulates the law to their advantage. When the criminals are set free, Gulf War veteran and detective John Dro... Read More
Directed By:Johnny Martin
Written By:John Mankiewicz, Joyce Carol Oates
Vengeance: A Love Story
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Sep 16, 2017
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Any hope of prestige is dashed by the heavy-handed, cliché-ridden direction of former stuntman Johnny Martin and his star’s detached portrayal of a guy whose mind is permanently elsewhere.
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Aug 3, 2022
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A very American story, by which I mean it didn’t have enough “universal” elements to make it more than a very interesting film. The acting was excellent as was the direction.
Mar 31, 2020
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This was a promising movie for the first 20 minutes or so. The tragedy and violence portrayed were not only convincing, but actually fomented a lust for vengeance in the viewer. Second act. A trial with the drama and emotion of the People's Court mixed with the hyper-displays of Maury Povich guests. Ans yes, a decision that sets up the expected 3rd act for the much anticipated Charles Bronson type carnage. Nope. What we get is some poorly unraveled Lifetime plot, phoned in acting (in the tradition of 1-out-of-3 Cage movies), and the budget values of a Saturday night Sci-Fi Channel movie. This movie was only missing the female victim being seen by Dr. Albert Beck (Eric Roberts).
