davideo-2 STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning Lila (Viola Davis) loses her son in a drive by shooting, and her life is turned upside down. Her life is then juggled between taking care of her other two sons, attending group therapy meetings and being fobbed off by the police. But then she meets Eve (Jennifer Lopez), a woman who lost a daughter in similar circumstances. Together, they set out to administer some street justice of their own until they track down those responsible for their kids killings. But as events roll on, Lila comes to suspect Eve may not be who she says she is.Despite still being what you could call a household name, and even a brand in her own right with the JLo label, it does feel a little like Jennifer Lopez's name on a film won't make it quite the draw that it used to, with this struggling even to find its way onto DVD over here. She's attempting a more mature role here, now a little older, and so glamming down with no make up and very plain, grey clothing. Despite all this, she's still not a great actress though, and it shows here as much as anywhere, and so it's a comfort that the slightly more dramatically gifted Davis takes centre stage.This really is a disposable, by the numbers effort, going through the motions in a really typical, clichéd 'ordinary people standing up to injustice' plot line, with nothing to make it really stand out or shine. This isn't helped by a slumberous, uneven pace, which struggles to establish an effective narrative flow, making it feel a bit incoherent. Feeling even more misplaced are some awkward attempts at humour, that feel completely out of place given the tone of the film, before building to a pretty nonsensical ending that seems to be trying to give the film some gravitas it doesn't have.Even with the star power involved, it's really not too hard to see why this one sank without a trace. **

swifty77 A half decent 'action' flick that kicks off with a promising start but then just really doesn't go anywhere, meandering around what could have been some much-needed 'BANG BANG PEWWW PEWWW' moments. Viola Davis is still brilliant however and Lopez was better than she was in 'Gigli' but not as good as she was in 'Out of Sight'. The twist comes around with about twenty minutes to go and, credit where credit's due, I wasn't actually expecting it. But the whole reveal is so pointless and makes TOO much sense for a twist anyway, it doesn't have any affect whatsoever. The story chugs along as if the twist never happened. If you're looking to kill some time, watch this.

sddavis63 Ccertainly losing your child to murder would be an absolute nightmare for any parent. Who knows how we would handle it? And, of course, I for one don't want to ever be put in the position of finding out. This movie opens with the murder of Stephonn. His mother is Lila (Viola Davis) and the remainder of the movie basically follows her. We see her in a support group, we see the frustration she has to deal with as she tries to push the police department forward in their investigation. And we watch her growing relationship with Eve (Jennifer Lopez), whom she meets at the support group and who has recently lost her daughter to a murderer. Basically this ends up being a fairly typical revenge/vigilante movie. Lila wants justice for her son and since the police seem unable to get it she takes on the job of finding Stephonn's killer herself, egged on by Eve. Davis was decent in the role - portraying Lila as uncomfortable with the killing spree she eventually goes on as she follows the trail to her son's killer and yet unable to stop, so great is her grief and her desire for revenge. I couldn't really get a handle on Eve. Why would she have been so committed to encouraging Lila to seek out her son's killer and so willing to take part in the plan? Why wouldn't she have devoted herself to finding her daughter's killer? I didn't really understand that.In the end, while the movie touches on some valid points - the impact of grief, overworked police, etc., etc. - it really to me just seemed to descend to the level of any of probably dozens of vigilante movies that are out there. It didn't really stand out as particularly unique. Like most of these movies you can sympathize with the frustration felt by the one who turns vigilante, but this is really just one more among many similar movies, and I didn't fund anything in it that made it different. 4/10)

LeonLouisRicci Solid Revenge Chick-Flick Starring the ever Intense Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez giving another Workmanlike Performance, an Underrated Actress Lopez usually brings Spunk and believability for aggressive Females Everywhere.The Movie is a bit Different, in the Thelma and Louise (1991) tradition of Two Women Driven beyond sanity and into a World that is distinctively Not Their Own. After Her Son is Innocently Gun Downed in a Drive-By, Viola Davis' Grief Cannot Comfort Her loss and She Snaps into Action with the Help of Her "Sponsor" Lopez.What happens is Cathartic and Violent and ends With a Twist or Two. Engaging, Entertaining, and Well Done. This is an Unknown, Little-Seen Indie that is Worth a Watch for the Topical Story and better than Average presentation of a Mother's Pain and Revenge.