(2012) ***1/2
While out on bail, mob boss Bellavance (Ray Wise, awesome as always) learns that someone pinched $500,000
from him. Angry beyond belief he sends 4
hit men to kill all the suspects. Things
go smoothly for the hit men until they invade the Rutledge home. Here they discover Owen, a troubled youth
recently discharged from an institution courtesy of his father who used some of
Bellavance’s money to “buy” his release.
Unfortunately for the hit men Owen has a long history of extremely
violent behavior and he does not take kindly to having his home invaded and
family attacked.
The Aggression Scale is Home Alone on
steroids. Owen, who never speaks or shows
any emotion, takes his time crafting deadly booby-traps as he seeks
hyper-violent vengeance for his family. Actor
Ryan Hartwig perfectly portrays Owen as a violent but ultimately likable
teenager. I couldn't wait for him to
unleash his rage on the hit men. This
film is the rare instance where (a) you hate all the bad guys and (b) they all
get a satisfying pipe-in-the-ass. At a
lean 84 minutes The Aggression Scale doesn't waste any time. You guys will love this.
6 comments:
great find, jpx! you know we love our PITA.
Looks terrific! I wish Ray Wise was in everything.
"Home Alone on Steroids". Nice comparison. I would have loved to see Macauly (sp?) Culking go super aggressive on the intruders. Instead, he put tar on the stairs.
Yes! There's nothing like a story of someone showing up to jack somebody up and then they get jacked up instead. Neither of the following movies are that great, but they both feature such a scene: The Score, where Edward Norton gets to be the surprise badass, and Runaway Jury, in which it's Rachel Weisz.
Sounds like a winner and I like the idea of it being only 84 minutes. It's like they made this just for Horrorthon!
Totally sounds great!
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