Seeking Justice (2011)

After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score. Then he discovers they want a 'favor' from him in return.

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Writers:

Todd Hickey (story), Robert Tannen (screenplay),

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Cage	...	Will Gerard
January Jones	...	Laura Gerard
Guy Pearce	...	Simon
Harold Perrineau	...	Jimmy
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Trudy
IronE Singleton	...	Scar (as Irone Singleton)
Wayne Pére	...	Cancer (as Wayne Pere)
Xander Berkeley	...	Lieutenant Durgan
Marcus Lyle Brown	...	Detective Green
Dikran Tulaine	...	Sideburns
Joe Chrest	...	Detective Rudeski
Demetrius Bridges	...	Edwin
Jason Davis	...	Alan Marsh
Brett Gentile	...	Bourdette
Renwick D. Scott II	...	Kid 1 (as Renwick Dwight Scott)

Storyline

In New Orleans, English teacher of the high school Rampart High, Will Gerard, and his wife, musician Laura Gerard, are in love with each other. One night, Laura leaves a rehearsal and is assaulted, while Will is playing chess with his friend Jimmy. Will is visiting her in hospital when, out of the blue, a stranger named Simon tells him that he belongs to an organization of vigilantes and offers to eliminate the assailant. In return, the organisation would want a favor from Will in the future. Will agrees, and the criminal is murdered. Six months later, Simon collects his debt with Will. He demands that Will kill Alan Marsh, a pedophile. Will accidentally kills Alan and soon he learns that the victim was an awarded journalist that was investigating the organization. Now he seeks evidences to prove his innocence but the network of the organization is powerful and is seeking Will out to eliminate him.

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Plot Keywords:

vigilante | teacher | high school | teacher hitting a student | flash forward | 

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Taglines:

Vengeance always has a price

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 September 2011 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Hungry Rabbit Jumps

Filming Locations:

Superdome - 1500 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$249,465 (USA) (16 March 2012)

Gross:

$41,081 (USA) (30 March 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Endgame Entertainment, Aura Film Partnership, Fierce Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The day before she is attacked, Will and Laura see a report on Bourdette's death on a TV at the hotel bar. Later, one of the cops mentions that Laura was raped last September. But when Will watches the DVD interview with Bourdette that was recorded moments before his death, Marsh says it's November 3rd.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Alan Marsh: Are you wasting my time, Bourdette? Are you wasting my time?
Bourdette: If they find out I'm talking to you, they'll... they'll kill me.
Alan Marsh: Tell me how it works.

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Connections

Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Review of 2011 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"100 Dollar Bills"
Written by Christian Salyer and Beat Mekanic
Performed by Cee Tha Rebel
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

User Reviews

Pleasantly Surprising

Nicolas Cage and Guy Pearce aren't exactly my favourite actors, I can't put my finger on why but they both just really annoy me. So I didn't have very high expectations going into this film, thinking that I would be rolling my eyes at every word they uttered. The fact that I enjoyed the film, is either a nod to my ability of being able to withstand irritating people or that it was actually a really good film.

The untimely incident with Will's (Cage) wife (January Jones), was made even more disturbing by the juxtaposition of him playing chess. Such an ugly event opposed to a tranquil game, it worked really well. I did have a little pernickety moment, when Will went to visit his wife in hospital. His character just didn't seem believable, he didn't even ask what had happened to her or how she was. Most normal people would (ok, moment over).

The snakeskin shoes worn by the villain is a great reiteration of the phrase several characters use, "This place (New Orleans) is going to hell," and judging by the choice of the initial villain's footwear, he's going to be the one to take them there.

January Jones shows how to fight back, with her major "girl power" moments and as a teensy feminist, I loved it. Alongside a thrilling plot, I was pleasantly surprised.