9 stars out of 10
The reason I did not give it 10 stars is because this film has some of THE ugliest actors I've seen in awhile.
I'm sorry, but while Viggo Mortensen may be a good actor - he's not very easy on the eyeballs. Aston Holmes who plays his son, Jack, is another one that really needed a grocery bag over his head.
Aside from that, the story was very well done.
Tom Stall is just an easy-going guy running a restaurant in a mid-sized town. He's got a pretty wife, a son, and a cute little daughter and the family is happy. Tom's got the American dream going for him.
Then one day two punks show up and decide to rob the restaurant. Faster than you can say Jack Robinson, Tom has leaped over the counter and saved the day! Not only is Tom a local hero, but the media latches onto the story and it spreads far and wide.
This incident is about to change Tom and his family's life forever. Especially when Carl Fogarty (played brilliantly by Ed Harris), and his goons, show up. It's obvious these bad boys are Mafia.
What do they want with Tom Stalls? Well, it seems Fogarty is convinced Stalls is really Joey Cusack, a man who almost put his eye out years ago and was a member of the Mafia.
The twists and turns this takes, due to Fogarty showing up, leads to some hard action in the film.
If you find violence isn't your cuppa tea then you might want to re-consider watching this film (although the violence is no worse than most in today's films), but there are some bloody battles.
The ending was rather strange, I thought, the people just sitting there, no one saying a word. In fact, no one ever does say anything in the closing scene.
The reason I did not give it 10 stars is because this film has some of THE ugliest actors I've seen in awhile.
I'm sorry, but while Viggo Mortensen may be a good actor - he's not very easy on the eyeballs. Aston Holmes who plays his son, Jack, is another one that really needed a grocery bag over his head.
Aside from that, the story was very well done.
Tom Stall is just an easy-going guy running a restaurant in a mid-sized town. He's got a pretty wife, a son, and a cute little daughter and the family is happy. Tom's got the American dream going for him.
Then one day two punks show up and decide to rob the restaurant. Faster than you can say Jack Robinson, Tom has leaped over the counter and saved the day! Not only is Tom a local hero, but the media latches onto the story and it spreads far and wide.
This incident is about to change Tom and his family's life forever. Especially when Carl Fogarty (played brilliantly by Ed Harris), and his goons, show up. It's obvious these bad boys are Mafia.
What do they want with Tom Stalls? Well, it seems Fogarty is convinced Stalls is really Joey Cusack, a man who almost put his eye out years ago and was a member of the Mafia.
The twists and turns this takes, due to Fogarty showing up, leads to some hard action in the film.
If you find violence isn't your cuppa tea then you might want to re-consider watching this film (although the violence is no worse than most in today's films), but there are some bloody battles.
The ending was rather strange, I thought, the people just sitting there, no one saying a word. In fact, no one ever does say anything in the closing scene.