Retaliation

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This moving has good acting, direction and purpose. I think Orlando Bloom showed he can really act, maybe for the first time in his career. I wish there was more closure in a few areas but overall it was very well done. It's a disturbing subject but really powerful and a good execution.

A complicated topic to grapple with - but Orlando shows all the facets of pain, confusion and longing after being a victim of abuse at the hand of a priest. The ending is firey.

Way too slow and uneventful. The girlfriend and best friend do a much better job of acting than Bloom. All he does is look intense and act angry. Despite the good acting, there is little emotional attachment to the characters. For such a powerful subject, the film should have been oozing with emotions. I would advise you to skip it

I watched this on Prime and selected it because I thought it was going to be a typical action revenge film based on the cover art. I was in for a surprise. Instead the film was a character driven drama very dark themes. Orlando bloom was excellent as the tormented blue collar tough. The ending was not expected. Well made film.

I LOVE Orlando Bloom but this movie was so boring. I almost turned it off but pushed through hoping it would get better. It didn't. It had nothing to do with the acting...just a boring story line. I was so excited to watch a movie of his where he survived and wasn't killed off... lots of potential yet such a let down 😕

There are some out there who will like a certain something, whether it be a subject or actor, and simply rate anything at all involving these things a "10" before even watching the film. Concerning this movie, I challenge these people to watch first then ask themselves if they can honestly say it was even average ("5"). Most of us know we can have a group of good (or even great) Actors and a film can still fall short. And here, while looking at this effort in its totality, this does. It's undeniable. It's just NOT good. Perhaps a movie concerning these abuses will be made that is - but this ain't it. Perhaps Bloom's acting will be better able to shine in his next role because that movie might actually be worthwhile - but in this one his efforts could not save it.

A very slow but decent movie. A great ending that you were not expecting, but it takes forever to get there. If you're looking for an action packed thriller like the trailer suggests, forget it. If you're looking for a serious movie the touches on a very serious subject, OK.

Where have you been Mr Bloom ? Orlando Bloom should have been up for an Oscar for this turn. I have known people like the main lead (Malky). The pain and sorrow is life long. The first ring of Dantes Inferno is reserved for the perpetrators. This is a great film, everyone involved in it did a fabulous job.

Terrible movie. Depressing from start to finish. I wish I could have that hour and a half back, local news during the pandemic would be more uplifting. Watch it at your own risk, but I felt so much worse after watching it. Man I hate movies like this.