Watch: Homefront 2013 123movies, Full Movie Online – Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his actions against a biker gang went horribly wrong ,and it cost the life of his boss’s son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9 year old daughter, Maddy. He decides to quit the turbulent and demanding life of the DEA for Maddy’s sake and retires to a small town. His daughter fights off a boy who is bullying her at school, and this sets in motion a round of events that end in his direct confrontation with the local Meth drug lord. His past with the biker gang also enters the arena, making matters more complex. But he has a mission in his mind to protect his daughter, and he is ready to pay any cost that it demands..
Plot: Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his boss’ son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter, Maddy. He decides to quit the turbulent and demanding life of thrill for Maddy’s sake and retires to a small town. His daughter fights off a boy who was bullying her at school and this sets in motion a round of events that end in his direct confrontation with the local Meth drug lord. His past history with the biker gang also enters the arena, making matters more complex. But he has a mission in his mind to protect his daughter and he is ready to pay any cost that it demands.
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The term ‘pleasant surprise’ was made for this good ol’ fashioned crime thriller
Sylvester Stallone writes the screenplay for the Jason Statham and James Franco led Homefront, and we love it! Yes, you read the right.For all intents and purposes, Homefront should be a train wreck of an abomination in film-making. But if you squash your preconceived biases that will doom Homefront to failure, you open yourself to watch a supremely entertaining, funny and highly thrilling film.
Phil Broker recently widowed and struggling to raise his 9-year old daughter Maddy the only way a father knows. Broker also happens to be a well trained DEA agent who chooses to leave the dangerous action and retire to a small town in Louisiana to care for his daughter. With small town life comes small town trouble, and Broker is quickly thrust into the drama despite his fervent effort to remain impartial and uninvolved. Unfortunately, his past history and the criminal occurrences of his new residence makes matters more complicated and he must soon use his skills to protect his daughter the only way he knows how.
Homefront has an energy and vibrancy about it, a spark, that revitalizes the potentially stagnant action film type. It does not deviate from the formula too much to make it feel forced and contrived, but it has a well formed and original enough plot thanks to the source material from Chuck Logan’s original and synonymously titled novel. Sylvester Stallone, the film’s screenwriter and executive producer, who never makes a token egotistical cameo, translates Logan’s narrative into an un-caricaturized action-crime-drama, a pride worthy feat. The difference between Homefront and its inferior counterparts is Homefront focuses on the story and the characters and the creative direction of Gary Fleder never veers into nonsensical excess.
Jason Statham is quintessential Statham as Phil Broker, bringing his stoic charisma and martial arts ability to be used perfectly in this film as the steadfast protagonist. No protagonist is complete without an equally matched antagonist, of which Homefront has several players, all of which fully formed and complete characters. Kate Bosworth, James Franco and Winona Ryder are all notable in their acting and contributing to the film’s overall success.
At first glance, Homefront should be an uninspired derivative action flick solely for box office numbers. But, it is not. It is a surprise of a film and a shame that some potential viewers may choose to overlook this film due to their misinformed prejudices for the actors, crew and subject matter. Anyone willing to take my word for it and give this film a chance will not be disappointed.
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Story so archaic, it wastes the talented cast.
I suppose it’s not surprising that Sylvester Stallone wrote the screenplay, since the plot is so ancient it might have been etches as hieroglyph on Rambo’s machine gun. There’s an appeal to simple action movie, but it’s nowhere to be found on the uninspiring Homefront, and even the capable cast can’t save it from mediocrity. Either it’s from the poor casting or lackluster predictable content, audience will most likely have little to none enjoyment watching Jason Statham bludgeoning random thugs, again.Jason Statham plays Phil Broker, a former undercover cop who retires into the countryside after his testimony incarcerated a drug lord. Little did he know that his past, and untidy file saving, will haunt him and his daughter. The concept is to portray the antagonist as a man involuntarily dragged into fights as he defends a frail looking little girl. Statham has done this concept in last year movie Safe, and to approximately the same undistinguished effect. The movie doesn’t offer anything novel; in fact Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Commando back in ’80s has more flair and arguably more personality.
There are several big names here, but they are underutilized or badly cast. James Franco brings plenty credibility, and originally I thought he’d offer more challenge in acting department for Statham, however his role as Gator just doesn’t work. He doesn’t convey the menacing threat to Statham, and if the movie opted for more cerebral contest, it could’ve been better, but instead his actions just seem random and unorganized. It is far from clever scheme the backwater hoodlum runs, it more resembles panicked redneck rampage with money as incentive.
Winona Ryder is looking messy and not in intentionally thought provoking or sympathetic way. Honestly, I didn’t even recognize her at first, she’s too hectic to give more impression than just Gator’s confused lackey. Kate Bosworth goes full hillbilly crackhead, profanity firing in all cylinders. Another thing that’s wrong with the movie; it spews curses constantly. There are many ways to make profanity works, peppering it as ham-fisted way to lure any reaction from audience is not one of them.
Screenplay builds up inconsistently as it gives the illusion that something dramatic might happen soon, although it unfortunately turns into average brawl yet again. Music and sound effect try too hard to sell the dynamic, in which there’s barely any, they function more as loud distractions if any. Perhaps the nicest thing in the movie is how the action is done. These scenes are pretty well done; they have rough impact and believably pain-inducing, although there is only modest amount of it.
Homefront doesn’t bring anything new. The cast is talented and action is passable, but for extremely abysmal plot which audience can find at cheap bargain or rerun at Cinemax, it’s hardly worth anyone’s time.
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 40 min (100 min), 1 hr 30 min (90 min) (Taiwan)
Budget 22000000
Revenue 43058898
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
Director Gary Fleder
Writer Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Logan
Actors Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder
Country United States
Awards 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix Datasat (uncredited), Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Arri Alexa, Cooke S4 and Angenieux Optimo Lenses, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon L-Series Lenses
Laboratory FotoKem Laboratory, Burbank (CA), USA (digital intermediate) (color), FotoKem, New Orleans (LA), USA (digital dailies)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format Gemini 4:4:4, Video (HD)
Cinematographic Process ARRIRAW (2.8K) (source format), Canon H264 (1080p/24) (source format) (some shots), Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic), D-Cinema