Review of Vendetta

Initial Thought: I saw the trailer for this and was shocked by how interesting it looked. It's a WWE production that actually looks intense and fun. I had to see this one asap. I just have this feeling it will be enjoyable. Besides I just finished the new season of Orange is the New Black. So I still felt like watching something with prison in it.

Characters/Acting: Dean Cain is in the lead here. He hasn't done much recently that took any notice. It seems though his acting style is quite different here than usual. Of course given that this is WWE there are a handful of wrestlers here. The main is of course Big Show who plays the villain. I also really enjoy Michael Eklund. The acting is for the most part pretty good. The only one who isn't so good is Big Show. He just isn't one of the wrestlers who is cut out for filmmaking. The character he plays would have been much cooler if they were played by someone better. I really thought all the characters here were interesting. I hope Dean Cain does more stuff like this one.

Story: A rough cop gets locked up in the same prison as the main who killed his family. He intends to get revenge in the way he sees fit. There are some pretty brutal fight scenes and shootouts. Of course there is some gores given who directed this. There are some pretty nice twists and turns throughout. One moment felt was a little cartoonish, but for the most part I thought it was fairly realistic. The ending was pretty good.

Directing/Writing: This is directed by the Soska sisters. They were part of the reason ABCs of Death 2 was way better than the first one. They also wrote and directed See No Evil 2 which I thought was pretty entertaining. It will be interesting to see them take on action rather than horror. This is the first writing gig for Justin Shady though.

Final Thought: It's a little cliche and has some cheesy moments, but overall this was quite enjoyable. Dean Cain proved he can actually be a badass. This was bloody and intense throughout the entire thing. If you like your movies with tons of fighting and blood then you will really enjoy this one. Give it a shot.