Vendetta (2015 film)

Vendetta
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJen and Sylvia Soska
Written byJustin Shady
Produced byMichael J. Luisi
Starring
CinematographyMahlon Todd Williams[1]
Edited byRichard Nord[1]
Music byThe Newton Brothers[1]
Production
company
Distributed byLionsgate Films
Release date
  • June 12, 2015 (2015-06-12)[3]
Running time
90 minutes.[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Vendetta is a 2015 American vigilante action film directed by the Soska sisters starring Dean Cain, The Big Show, and Michael Eklund. It is the first film in the "Action Six-Pack" series.[4] The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on June 12, 2015.[3]

Plot

When his pregnant wife is violently killed by a criminal whom he put away, Mason, a hard-nosed detective, deliberately gets arrested to get revenge. While inside, Mason discovers a new criminal enterprise that those behind it would kill to protect.

Cast

Production

Vendetta was filmed in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.[citation needed]

Vendetta was part of a six-film deal WWE Studios made with Lionsgate that will be releasing WWE's Action Six-Pack, a series of unconnected action films.[5]

Release

Vendetta received a limited theatrical release.[2] It was released to theaters and video on demand on June 12, 2015.[1]

Reception

The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "the sort of B-movie violent actioner that makes you feel your testosterone level rising as you watch it", while the "screenplay offers no surprises, mainly serving as a springboard for the endless series of fight scenes in which Cain demonstrates that he's become a serious movie badass."[2] The Soska sisters "prove themselves quite proficient at staging the brutal skirmishes which inevitably lead to a climatic prison riot."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Vendetta" (doc). Lionsgate. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Scheck, Frank (15 June 2015). "'Vendetta': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "'Vendetta' Clip Has Dean Cain Fighting Dirty in Prison". MovieWeb. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015.
  4. ^ WWE Studios and Lionsgate to repartner on 'Action Six-Pack'
  5. ^ Graser, Marc (21 May 2014). "WWE Signs Six Picture Deal with Lionsgate". Variety. Retrieved 6 January 2017.