Vendetta E3 If E3 Was A Disappointing Violent And Bloody Prison Movie

Being someone who occasionally partakes in the watching of professional wrestling, I always get a little cautious whenever a wrestler tries to make the transition into feature films. More often than not, the result is less than spectacular, to put it gently. The acting in professional wrestling often leaves a lot to be desired, even at the best of times, so it’s easy to see why putting an emphasis on that in the movies doesn’t often work. This time around, the wrestler-turned-actor is Paul “The Big Show” Wight, someone billed at over 7’0 tall and 400+ lbs. Wight isn’t Vendetta‘s lead, however. That role falls to Dean Cain, here playing a police officer named Mason whose wife is killed by an evil man named Victor (Wight), and instead of letting Victor rot in jail forever, he instead decides to kill Victor’s brother, go to prison himself, and get his revenge that way. From here, the film is a series of violent murders committed either by Mason or Victor’s cronies. Who needs characters or a plot when you can have tough guys kill each other until there’s only one side standing? That’s Vendetta‘s game plan, and it sticks to that plan rather admirably. How did The Big Show fair when it comes to acting? About as well as can be expected. He’s here to look intimidating and beat up some dudes, and he does both of those things. He doesn’t have enough of a character to do much actual acting here. He’s playing a more violent version of his WWE character, so he didn’t exactly have to stretch a whole lot. Dean Cain doesn’t exactly do any better, and he’s been in movies and TV shows before. He’s more experienced, but he’s not a particularly good lead here. We can’t even believe in his quest for vengeance, and that’s the singular driving force of the movie. Michael Eklund gets to have some fun as the warden, but that’s about all that can be said of him. This isn’t an actors’ film; it’s a movie where people fight to the death for 90 minutes and maybe one of them will survive at the end. Maybe. Recommendation: I’m sure there are some people out there dying for a bloody prison movie, but those people would be better off watching the first half of The Raid 2. [rating=2]