Death Sentence

This is one of those "dad has a bad day so he goes on a shooting rampage" movies, but it's featuring Kevin Bacon (who doesn't love bacon?). And he surely cuts loose, footloose, in this movie. It's actually pretty intensive, although a TAD unbelievable – and this is coming from a guy who can suspend reality in a lot of cases. Thugs kill his son right in front of him, and instead of sending the killer to jail and kicking off his Sunday shoes, he dismisses the case so he can exact vengeance on the guy. He does this and then the killer's "boys" hunt down Bacon's family. There's a LOT of guns blasting in this movie. A SERIOUS amount, yet Bacon almost never hit. I can't figure out how street thugs can miss so much, yet Bacon, who has to read the owner's manual for the guns he purchased, can take fingers and legs off of the thugs. Please, Louise, pull me off of my knees. Despite being exaggerated, this film has some intensity to it with some running scenes and appropriately drawn out suspense. Also John Goodman is the gun salesman in this movie. I've always liked Goodman – never bought into any character he's played (with the exception of Roseanne's husband), but always enjoyed his characters. I wouldn't go out of my way to watch this movie, even though it's by the makers of the Saw movies, but it didn't' make me angry that I blew two hours, so that says something. Let's hear it for the boy.