mrpoizun If you like action movies, you should like this one. It's a revenge/buddy movie, set in New Orleans, and the musical score really helps the viewer get in a bluesy state of mind. Stallone is excellent as the old hit man who is still in incredible shape, but is a bit worn down, not by age but by the life. Still, he's seen and done it all and it's prepared him for anything. I see no need to describe the whole movie, but suffice it to say it's easy to watch, with no jarring moments that take you out of the story. The actors, many of whom are well known, all carry their roles with ease. Well, except for the second lead, a Korean actor named Sung Kang. Originally, Thomas Jane was cast in his role as the cop who teamed with Stallone's hitman. But apparently to appease the Asian audience, he was replaced with Kang. Kang is definitely the second banana in the role, and I'm not sure they would have played it that way with Jane because Jane is a much stronger personality onscreen. Kang has all the personality and likeability of an eggplant. He's not terrible in the role, but he definitely does not have the chops to spend time onscreen jousting with Stallone. Luckily, that one weakness in the film does not spoil the experience. Bullet to the Head is very watchable and enjoyable for what it is- an old-fashioned get even by shooting up the bad (or the worse) guys type of movie.

TownRootGuy A movie with a lot of good ass kicking, of course! It's Sly, what else is he going to do? Comedy...? This movie has high-octane action, great eye candy, don't-blink-and-you'll-probably-still-miss-it naked eye candy, iconic stars AND you'll laugh or Mr. Stallone will trick you into marrying Theresa, his OTHER daughter. This is easily watchable every 3 years or so.

hefal-54459 It really reminds me of Max Payne The Game - but with less depressing vibe. A lot of comedic input, great protagonist, great evil character. Director could develop characters more - but heck, I had fun! It's a comic that got transformed on to the screen. Stallone played EXACTLY as he should and there is no doubt he was an ideal cast. It's not about a story - it's about vibe. Screenplay is not perfect, director made some mistakes regarding shoot outs (boring and not inspiring) - but the rest - is really enjoyable.It's a movie that - if you watch for the second time - you will feel good about it. Try to sunk in and enjoy comic on the screen. A rather good one!

Scarecrow-88 New Orleans. Corrupt cops on the payroll of this sleazy businessman who wants to flatten ghetto buildings and build condominiums. Baptiste aligns himself with plenty of crooked scum and then when they appear to no longer be in his best interest, they're iced. So you have Stallone's long-term con/hit-man, Jimmy, who does a job for one of Baptiste's many "handlers", but he loses his partner thanks to a menacing ex-militant named Keegan (played by steely-eyed Jason Mamoa, quite convincing as a brooding psychotic with a serpentine smile). Keegan seems more interested in killing than necessarily being paid for his hit-jobs. Baptiste also has a corrupt lawyer (played by a wasted Christian Slater) who has a flashdrive containing all the man's illegal activities. Soon Jimmy must join forces reluctantly (and vice versa) with a DC detective, Kwon (Sung Kang). Kwon has a key link to DC who filters plenty of information his way, and this does assist Jimmy in his conquest to kill Keegan and get paid what was owed to him for the assassination of a coke-snorting bastard disgraced cop. Oh, yeah, Jimmy has a tattoo-artist daughter (Sarah Shahi) soon kidnapped (obviously) by Keegan and Baptiste to be used as leverage. Well, the film delivers what the title promises…lots of bullets in heads. Walter Hill knows how to shoot gunfights and action, but Bullet in the Head is beneath him in terms of his marvelous resume as a director. This is the kind of movie you'd expect to find cheap in those five buck sets loaded with less-than-spectacular actioners similar in type. Nothing at all stands out about this film that would indicate it has staying power to remain in your mind an hour after you watch it. Stallone does get to utter a John Wayne line, "That'll be the day," when Kwon tells him if he continues to "be bad" he'll come after him. Mamoa is the classic B-movie action mercenary. His ax fight with Stallone and subsequent fail due to the partner's switchblade (the partner of Stallone murdered by Mamoa; this act setting off the rest of the movie) are staples the action genre never fails to capitalize on in storytelling…the hero (or, this case, anti-hero) sees an objective in his sights, fueled by the captivity of his daughter and murder of six-year partner, and that is the muscled heavy daring him to fight. Kwon basically looks cool and plays it straight, allowing Stallone to dominate the proceedings as is customary in these movies. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is fun as the morally destitute, crippled businessman with a devil-may-care attitude towards anyone that is of little use to him or his rise in power. Stallone has done a hell of a lot better than this; even the likes of Lock-up or even Avenging Angelo are as good as this film. You can just mark this off as a minuscule example of Hill's worst. This still is loaded with bullets destroying bodies, so there's at least that. Stallone holds this disgruntled pose and his delivery is quite John Wayne if the Duke was filled with disgust.