Homefront

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Release Date: December 6th 2013

A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord.

Director: Gary Fleder (Imposter, Kiss the Girls)

Starring: Jason Statham, James Franco, Kate Bosworth, Winona Ryder

The blurb above says it all. Statham is Phil Broker, an ex-DEA who changes his identity and moves away after a ganglord has a personal vendetta on him.

After the opening credits we are familiarised with the new town and elementary. Broker's daughter Maddy defends herself against a bully at school, which results in the bullies parents taking it out on both Maddy and Phil. Kate Bosworth plays the redneck mother of the said bully, who bleeds a menacing and horrible presence. Her other half, however, recoils in fear at Broker's capability of defending himself.

Broker gains a lot of unwanted attention from the town's residents. Cassie (Bosworth) gets her unhinged, meth-head brother Morgan (James Franco) involved. He seeks to drive Broker out of home with scaremongering and fear, and contacts the man who wishes Broker dead.

Written by Sylvester Stallone (who has also written The Expendables films), an assumption can be made that this will be all action and a bit of a no-brainer. Homefront is far from it. The moments where Phil and Maddy are alone may be a little cheesy at times, but it's mostly sweet, with the young Izabela Vidovic producing standout performances The action with Statham (we all know what to expect from a Statham film) comes often and with raw brutality.

James Franco plays a drug addict/dealer surprisingly well, along with great support from Boworth and Winona Ryder. They play druggies impressively. Check out the beautiful scenery with the set up of each scene. Who knew a place full of grandeur could hide the roughest of people.

Overview: Not a bad effort from Director and Writer. This will impress if you're a big fan of the Statham.