Putting aside, the bad reviews, it's definitely on the list, if you like vengeance movies.
... View More'I Am Wrath' is by the numbers cliché ridden action ride that fails to offer much entertainment. The script is so dull, that all the twists are not twisty enough and the drawn out dialogue doesn't give much material to the actors. And that's sad, because the two main stars, John Travolta and Christopher Meloni have nice free flowing chemistry between them, and both of them are charismatic and talented to pull off bad ass tough guys with emotional range. But the charm of these two actors weren't just enough to enliven otherwise dull film. Maybe the film would have been better with William Friedkin's (who was in talks to direct the film) treatment. Not totally bad film overall, and I don't say that very often, but 'I Am Wrath' is complete waste of time.
... View MoreFirst off, I thought John Travolta had accepted his male pattern baldness, but based upon the terrible wig atop his head in this film, I guess that is not the case. Besides the bad wig, we have yet another middle aged vigilante "Death Wish" knock-off. Travolta plays a mild mannered upright citizen who's wife, Rebecca De Mornay, is murdered during a mugging gone wrong, but when the justice system sets the murderers free, it's up to Vinnie Barbarino to go all Charles Bronson on these lowlifes. To help him go all Mr. Majestic on his wife's murderers, he enlists the help of lowlife friend Christopher Meloni, which is kind of fun since Meloni played a straight arrow cop on "Law & Order" for so many years. Also in the film's favor is director Chuck Russell, who did the underrated remake of "The Blob," Jim Carrey's best comedy, "The Mask," and also directed everyone's favorite Nightmare on Elm Street sequel, Dream Warriors. The film was also shot by Andrzej Sekula, who did "Pulp Fiction" and "Reservoir Dogs" among may other respectable genre films. However, the script for "I Am Wrath" is such an awful mishmash of clichés that it renders the film nearly unwatchable. Outside of not being able to take my eyes off of Travolta's terrible rug, Meloni is the only thing worth watching in the film. If you need a recent vigilante film fix, stick with Kevin Bacon in "Death Sentence," Keanu Reeves in "John Wick," or Michael Caine in "Harry Brown."
... View MoreAverage revenge movie. Loved main characters, the only reason for 5 stars, is that I had a very hard time playing attention to the plot do to Travoltas horrible fake hair. Come on, couldn't they hire someone to do a better job and how could they not notice. I know this may sound like trivial distraction but, it was a distraction nonetheless
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