Death Sentence

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Death Sentence
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R,1hr 45min
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August 31, 2007
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20th Century Fox
Synopsis: Part vigilante drama and part psychological thriller, the James Wan-directed Death Sentence stars Kevin Bacon as Nick Hume, a deceptively passive exec whose wife and children are attacked in a sadistic, gang-related hazing rite, and his oldest son killed. Hell-bent on cold-blooded vengeance, Hume pulls a Bronson by tagging each of the perpetrators, then tracking down and rubbing out each one, with the help of formidable, blue-steel artillery. Aisha Tyler co-stars as the homicide detective who first ... Full Synopsis
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Wan's movie is very efficient. Bacon, skilled pro that he is, provides the character the movie needs, just as he has in such radically different films as "Where the Truth Lies," "The Woodsman" and "Mystic River." Full Review
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36
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Featured Cast
John Hume, Nick Hume
Helen Hume
Billy Darley, Billy Darly
Detective Wallis
Photos
Kevin Bacon in "Death Sentence" (20th Century Fox)
Kelly Preston in "Death Sentence" (20th Century Fox)
Kelly Preston, left, and Kevin Bacon in "Death Sentence" (20th Century Fox)
Garrett Hedlund, center, in "Death Sentence" (20th Century Fox)
Garrett Hedlund in "Death Sentence" (20th Century Fox)
Aisha Tyler in "Death Sentence" (20th Century Fox)
Kevin Bacon in "Death Sentence" (20th Century Fox)
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