Some bad guys just need to learn that if an American badass with a faintly English accent is around, you DO NOT mess with their daughters. I suppose, we all get to enjoy James Franco learning that the hard way.
In what looks destined to be a cult favorite amongst action enthusiasts, Jason Statham is Phil Broker, an even-tempered retired DEA agent who comes to a small town to raise a daughter. However, any hope of peace is shattered when his daughter gets on the bad side of a local mother with a chip on her shoulder (Kate Bosworth) with the most skuzzy of friends, such as Gator (James Franco). But when Gator messes with Broker’s daughter, he is going to learn the hard way that there are consequences for messing with Jason Statham, American accent or not.
With a cast that also includes Winona Ryder and Rachelle Lefevre, this looks like a wonderful time for those who want to see Statham teach manners to supposed down Southern folk. And with Franco already playing one drug dealing loser named Alien in this year’s Spring Breakers, it is nice to see him diversify as a meth dealing loser named Gator. Oh yes.
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When I saw the headline for this article and more specifically the title "Homefront", complete with the American flag in the graphic, I thought they were referring to a big screen adaptation of the horrible bust of a video game "Homefront", that came out a couple of years ago. My initial response was to equate the flop video game with the flop "Red Dawn" remake. Thank all things holy that this did not turn out to be the case.