Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey
William (aka D-FENS), an unemployed, divorced engineer in the defense industry
, just wants to get home to see his daughter on her birthday. Unfortunately, nothing
seems to be going right for him. S...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 26, 2009
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October 17, 2009*Notices people run off as they see the name of the director* Oi, come back! Yes, I know who directed it, doesn't mean you should run! *Drags those people back* Right, let's get one thing straight: yes I am very well aware he helped usher in the fall of the Batman from the films....( read more)
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October 8, 2009"The adventures of an ordinary man at war with the everyday world."
An unemployed defense worker frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society, begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
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September 14, 2009This is the last time Joel Schumacher made a good film! It has become a real classic and rightfully so, Michael Douglas is brilliant.
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August 7, 2009This is an interesting movie, flawed yes, but the whole thing works in ways you would never expect. Michael Douglas is certainly the main strenght of the film, and it makes you forget all the nonesense with the kid and the bazooka, and other cartoonish scenes. D-FENS is probably ...( read more)
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July 30, 2009A guy in his late-thirties who's not economically viable, divorced and unemployed, walking around the streets with a racist mind and a baseball bat. Deranged sequences of a once everyman who was prone into turning into a madman with a wonderful acting by Michael Douglas.
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November 18, 2009Unintentionally hilarious, like most of Schumacher's work. With some horrible acting, stereotyping and bad filmmaking, it makes for one bad movie. It's like a brainless Taxi Driver, but worth watching for a few laughs. The Neo-Nazi scene is just about one of the funniest things.
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November 12, 2009A masterclass from Douglas as the (seemingly) ordinary working man who snaps and unleashes a trail of violence across LA as he lashes out at what he perceives to be the injustices against the law-abiding citizen. A gripping film from start to finish, with a story that fleshes out...( read more)
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April 28, 2008fuck yea, kick ass scene when he goes merc against that nazi military surplus store owner, then like he blows up caltrans work on the freeway after that lil kid teaches micheal douglas how to use a bazooca, lol
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April 26, 2008i like the fast food scene,it's so....can't find the words to discribe,just look at the face of michael!,u'll know what i mean...
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October 19, 2007I really liked this movie,one I will watch over and wont be forgeting!!!
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October 8, 2007i just bought thiss film on dvd 4 £3 in the hmv sale and can't w8 2 watch it!
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