![]() Now the charm of a movie like Deadlock comes in the fact that it is like a film that you would have rented at your local Blockbuster back when and because of this, there is a certain amount of bloody charm that comes with it and fittingly enough if I didn’t enjoy the movie for what it was and that’s a 90 plus minute diversion from the realities of life. This all comes in the form of countless rounds of ammo spent and a few beatdowns to liven things up for genre fans looking for a little entertainment. In true Die Hard fashion, Mack is missed when all the other employees are rounded up and he proceeds to dust off his particular skill set to save the town from certain doom and put a stop to Whitlock’s murderous plan before all is lost. His name is Mack Karr and he’s played by Starship Troopers alum Patrick Muldoon. That’s right, there’s an employee present that just happens to be a former Army Ranger. Now this is a 90’s style throwback actioner so you know what that means. Whitlock wants to make all that were involved with his son’s death pay and he doesn’t care if he has to kill innocent civilians to do so by opening up the flood gates and releasing a flood on the unsuspecting town. Whitlock then assembles a crew of mercenaries to take over a dam/power plant and takes the employees hostage along with a group of students on a field trip. Unfortunately for the residents of this small Georgia town, Whitlock is rather unstable and when the local authorities come to deliver the bad news to him, he proceeds to put bullets into them. In fact, Wilson did star in a movie similar to this which was called Terminal Rush.ĭeadlock sees Willis starring as Ron Whitlock who has just discovered that one son has been killed and another one arrested in a botched police raid on a house. If you go into Deadlock with the knowledge that he still won’t do that much, then you might have a somewhat good time with the pic that resembles something that Don “The Dragon” Wilson would have starred in back in the day. This time around, Willis goes for broke and I can honestly say that he is in the film a great deal and when he is, it looks like he’s actually trying to dish out a menacing performance. It’s a definite selling point here as Willis has tried to stay true to his heroic nature of old in most of these films that have been flooding the shelves at your local Wal-Mart. In this film which throws it back to the DTV action days of the 90’s, Willis switches it up and this time he’s playing the bad guy this time around. Is Deadlock a return to form for the one time Hollywood A lister? The answer to that question is no…and sort of at the same time. The film was called Reactor at one time but for whatever reason, the powers that be thought this title would warrant more views from fans. This past Friday saw the release of his latest by the numbers actioner which is titled Deadlock. Is he showing up for a paycheck? Probably but there are some times when Willis does radiate some of the good old John McClane persona and when he does, it’s a sight for sore eyes. Willis since his debut in Die Hard and it is painful at times to see him in some of these films that seem to come out every other week. For every Apex, we have Acts of Violence. While it is true that Willis is usually only in a movie for a brief time or when he is in the movie, he sleepwalks through his performance, there are a few titles that are watchable. These and many other feelings flood social media when a Bruce Willis DTV vehicle comes out or is announced and it is virtually unavoidable at this point. Willis will only be in the movie for an extended cameo. You just got the piss taken out on you that year by a group of people that can.Nowadays when one sees Bruce Willis’ name attached to a project, certain negative preconceptions immediately come to mind. So, if you find yourself face-to-face with a Razzie, does that mean you're the worst actor there ever was? Probably not. "If we get an award, if we get the Oscar, we somehow are made to feel like we're somehow better than everybody else, but we're really not. You know, you were just chosen that year by your peers and you were acknowledged for doing what they considered stellar work, but are you better than the next person who didn't get that award? No, not at all. "Well, I went to the Razzie because, you know, I feel like we all take ourselves so seriously," Berry recently explained. One of the most memorable past winners was Halle Berry, who accepted her Razzie for Catwoman in person with her Oscar for Monster's Ball in tow. The Razzies debuted in 1981 as a satirical counterpart to the Academy Awards, meant to honor the best of the worst in film. RELATED: What The Die Hard Sequels Keep Getting Wrong About John McClane
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