6/10
"Today's Lesson is on divine vengeance" (dialog)
23 February 2024
The last significant piece of dialog in this oddball production comes from Garret Dillahunt's character, a backwoods preacher, "Today's lesson is on divine vengeance." By this point in the story, of course, Dillahunt is recovering from a number of bullet wounds taken earlier, when he and Bloom had to settle a score with a family of backwoods hoodlums led by matriarch Andie MacDowell. At this point, if the viewer is still engaged in the story -- which is by no means certain -- the thought pops into your head that maybe the film would have made more sense if that sermon had been given right off the top? Maybe. Maybe not. What is certain, however, is that, in an era defined by its focus on eco-science and saving-the-planet, this production represents a huge eco-waste of talent. Bloom is one of the last remaining, legit, action heroes in the biz, and Dillahunt has never given a bad performance in his career. Even former supermodel MacDowell does a great job creating a character which, unfortunately, no one will care about, or even remember, as the closing credits roll. Bloom, Dillahunt, MacDowell. Oh what a movie COULD HAVE been made with such a cast! ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))
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