Despite being generally panned by viewers and reviewers alike, ACTS OF VIOLENCE isn't too bad as a B-movie thriller. It was obviously shot in a hurry and the advertising of Bruce Willis is a bit of a cheat, given that he only plays a supporting character who turns out to be completely extraneous to the main story. Instead this is a Steven Seagal-style production about a trio of characters who go gunning for some people smugglers when one of their sisters is kidnapped. Cole Hauser, Shaun Ashmore and Ashton Holmes play the protagonists here and the first two are solid enough in their roles at least. There's some brief but brisk action scenes and some nasty bad guys. To be honest, given the film's rushed production I expected it to be far worse than it actually is; in fact, it's quite watchable if not brilliant.
Review of Acts of Violence
