In a DVD market that is by no means booming, I don't understand how stuff like this get released. Surely, there are better movies out there that are more deserving to see the light of day. I could understand crap like this coming out in the DVD explosion of the early 2000's or the video heyday of the 80's but in today's competitive marketplace, it seems very counterproductive to me for all involved to be picking up terrible movies and releasing them. To make matters worse, the sound mix on this flick is one of the worst I have experienced in a while with overbearing distorted guitars dominating everything including a fair amount of dialogue. This is one of those movies that just pissed me off. To add insult to injury, the vigilante in this flick is no Robert Ginty or Charles Bronson but rather a pretty boy pussy who is totally unbelievable as an avenger of justice.

Robert Diaz stars a Luke, the title non-badass who proposes to his girlfriend and then takes her to a secluded area. They hang out but are soon disturbed by an obnoxious gang of thugs who shine their headlights on the happy couple. Luke's girlfriend starts being obnoxious herself which results in Luke getting the shit kicked out of him and the girl getting killed. Luke eventually recovers and then decides to get revenge with the help of his rehabilitation nurse, who also gives private lessons on how to be a vigilante. There are a number of scenes of Luke training and then gaining notoriety around town all with the repetitive and aggravating guitar riff repeating over and over eventually making me reach for Q-tips to dull the noise. Things get a little bit interesting when Luke hooks up with a cute cop (Lexie Symon) but that may be because she is the only performer in this flick who is a decent actress. Everyone else is uninspired and boring including the villains making this an incredibly painful watch.

This is an Australian flick and although some pretty nifty genre movies have come from down under, I usually associate vigilante flicks with America. Some may call Mad Max a vigilante but he was more of a rogue cop than anything. Although I am sure that there are some people in Australia who believe in street justice, I suppose the whole concept of an Aussie vigilante just seems a little foreign to me. It certainly does not help that my first exposure to an Aussie vigilante is this wimpy rich guy who overacts every scene to an almost laughable degree. I suppose this is what happens when you let one of the producers have the leading role. The villains are not much better in that the henchmen are fairly non-threatening and the main bad guy is just a spoiled brat who has no charisma. The actor tries to inject a little bit of the "unpredictable time bomb" aspect to the character but even this falls flat and he seems more aloof than psychotic.

At the end of the day, this is supposed to be an action movie featuring a kick-ass vigilante getting revenge for his fiancee's murder. When there is minimal action and the fight scenes that we do get are very poorly directed, you have one dud of a movie. Add to that the annoying music and the fact that we could not hear a fair amount of the dialogue and we have a genuine waste of time. Seriously, the only reason to watch this flick is for Lexie Symon but I would never recommend watching a movie for a mediocre supporting role. I hate wasting my time with crappy movies and this one really hit a nerve. (Josh Pasnak, 4/30/10)

Directed By: Aash Aaron.
Written By: Aash Aaron.

Starring: Robert Diaz, Kazuya Wright, Lexie Symon, Ozzie Devrish.

Picture Ratio: 1.77:1 Widescreen.

Picture Quality: A little dark at times but overall, pretty standard.

Extras: The screener I had just had a trailer. The release copy will have cast biographies and trailers.

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