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With each new Nicolas Cage film, it’s always fun to guess which Nicolas Cage is going to feature; the wild-eyed, intense, crazy Cage (Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Drive Angry) or the wild-eyed, yet more sedate Cage (Kick-Ass, Knowing). Justice features the second type.
It’s a revenge thriller with a twist; with Will Gerard (Cage) enlisting the help of a vigilante group after his wife (January Jones) is brutally attacked and raped. The group kill her attacker but events become more complicated six months later when they contact Gerard again and begin to blackmail him into carrying out further vigilantism ‘justice’ on their behalf.
The story grips for the duration. The supporting cast are decent, especially Guy Pearce. As usual, he brings gravitas and a sheen of respectability to any film he’s in, a perfect foil for Cage’s more mannered style of acting.
Justice releases on the 18th November 2011 and will expect to draw a strong male, 18 year old plus audience.
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