This movie opens up with an absolutely RIDICULOUS drug bust. A bust so silly, so over the top, so ridiculous, so confusing, that I had to stop and really consider why I was watching this. (The answer was simple - boredom with my friend.) Suddenly, we watch a biker Statham who's really an undercover agent, of course, now become an obviously likable father of his only daughter who is apparently causing fights in school to defend herself being bullied. Of course the little girl gets in trouble because there are never adults watching these kids in the playground. Insert overly dramatic mother who you hate to watch act who tells her brother James Franco to attack Statham. Yeah, I'm confused already...what does any of this have to do with the drug thing? Well, turns out Jason Stathams bust was of a major drug king, who is now in prison. And because of an obscure newspaper article he knows exactly where Statham is and orders his crew to hunt his family down. Wait, what?
Homefront was a mess. That's the only way to describe it. It makes absolutely no sense, character motivations are confusing at best, acting is laughable, the music is overbearing and loud. The mixing for this film must have been done by Michael Bay - each gun shot pierced the years, no matter how loud everything else was around it.
A lot of this movie escapes me, so I can't criticize every detail. But I remember the story for its sheer ridiculousness. That's all there is to say. This movie is a mess. Plain and simple.
Rank: 0.5/5
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