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The Prince

  • 2014
  • R
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
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John Cusack, Bruce Willis, and Jason Patric in The Prince (2014)
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When his daughter is kidnapped, a retired assassin is drawn back into the life he gave up. To rescue her, he must confront his former rival.When his daughter is kidnapped, a retired assassin is drawn back into the life he gave up. To rescue her, he must confront his former rival.When his daughter is kidnapped, a retired assassin is drawn back into the life he gave up. To rescue her, he must confront his former rival.

  • Director
    • Brian A. Miller
  • Writers
    • Andre Fabrizio
    • Jeremy Passmore
  • Stars
    • Jason Patric
    • Bruce Willis
    • John Cusack
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    19K
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    • Director
      • Brian A. Miller
    • Writers
      • Andre Fabrizio
      • Jeremy Passmore
    • Stars
      • Jason Patric
      • Bruce Willis
      • John Cusack
    • 167User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
    • 19Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Jason Patric
    Jason Patric
    • Paul
    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Omar
    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    • Sam
    Jessica Lowndes
    Jessica Lowndes
    • Angela
    Gia Mantegna
    Gia Mantegna
    • Beth
    Rain
    Rain
    • Mark
    • (as Jung Ji-Hoon)
    50 Cent
    50 Cent
    • The Pharmacy
    Don Harvey
    Don Harvey
    • Riley
    Jesse Pruett
    Jesse Pruett
    • Wilson
    Didi Costine
    Didi Costine
    • Rachel
    • (as Adriana 'Didi' Costine)
    Bonnie Somerville
    Bonnie Somerville
    • Susan
    Tim Fields
    Tim Fields
    • Jimmy
    Johnathon Schaech
    Johnathon Schaech
    • Frank
    Andrea Burns
    • Janine
    Jim Bennett
    • Justin
    Tyler Jon Olson
    Tyler Jon Olson
    • Eddie
    • (as Tyler Olson)
    Jonathan Carkeek
    Jonathan Carkeek
    • Mitch
    Jay Oringer
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    • Director
      • Brian A. Miller
    • Writers
      • Andre Fabrizio
      • Jeremy Passmore
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      The third film that 50 Cent and Bruce Willis have starred in together, the other two being Setup (2011) and Fire with Fire (2012).
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      Around 35 minutes in the movie, Paul and Angela leave a bar. When they get in the car and drive off, you can see the camera man up close in the side windows of the car.
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    4/10
    Unoriginal and unexciting cash grab. Blegh.
    "The Prince" is entirely unoriginal as it doesn't show us anything we haven't seen before. It's generic and formulaic. Everything in this movie you've seen in other movies that came before it, only those movies did it better and they did it first. Uninspired would be the word. No creativity to be found anywhere.

    Characters: bland. Action: bland. Story: bland. Cinematography: bland.

    The setup is (too) similar to "Taken" where an "aged father formerly known as Prince" who happened to be a big deal in the local crime scene in whatever city two decades ago goes looking for his missing daughter killing a bunch of bad guys along the way.

    The movie tries and fails to establish the main character as this legendary criminal who kicked butt long ago and who now has come back to his old turf in order to save his daughter. How do we know he is this legendary tough guy? Mostly because people in the movie claim that he is (please: show, don't tell), but Jason Patric just can't pull it off as the lead, even if he might be an otherwise competent actor.

    I think this is mostly the result of poorly written dialog & scenes that just fail to sell us on his violent past. He kinda just seems like a nice guy. Maybe if the movie hadn't tried so hard to be "Taken" in the first place and instead made the main character appear more vulnerable & relatable, then discrepancy between what we are promised and what we actually get to see wouldn't be so glaring.

    Speaking of promises: Despite what the movie poster might imply, neither Bruce Willis nor John Cusack get much screen time, though it's not like their characters are interesting in any way. More screen time with them wouldn't have saved the movie. Willis doesn't give a damn because "yay money" and Cussack apparently lost a bet or something, because why else would he want to be part of this movie.

    I don't mind unoriginal movies, if at least they are well executed in a "guilty pleasure" kind of way. A good example of this would be the semi-recent sci-fi action flick "Lock-Up", a movie which scratches certain itches and succeeds to be entertaining, even if it has no Oscar worthy performances or a mind-blowing story. "The Prince" doesn't provide any guilty pleasure. It provides a reason to call customer service and demand your money back or at least a free rental of "Lock-Up".

    Some may say "Well it's a genre movie. It doesn't try to reinvent the wheel. Take it for what it is: An action movie!" I am. The movie doesn't succeed. I have watched my fair share of Jet Li/Jason Statham/Vin Diesel etc. movies and suffered through mediocre acting and story telling and in turn got rewarded with at least a couple of interestingly choreographed fight scenes or otherwise neat visuals or interesting set pieces. Not so here. It's just some guy punching or shooting bad guys at boring locations. No interesting fight choreography, camera work, tension... nothing. Most of the action involves our main guy being shot at by incompetent stormtroopers... I mean bad guys, quickly taking cover, then eventually shooting the bad guys because they suck at taking cover -> Level complete.

    It's not that the people involved in this movie were entirely incompetent, the actors are doing an okay job, the lighting is fine, the camera is, well... capturing what needs to be captured, the story is at least not a confusing mess, the character motivations are mostly clear etc., but ultimately nothing in this movie stands out as original or particularly well done. There is not a single "Hey, that was cool/interesting/impressive." moment.

    "The Prince" will leave you entirely unsatisfied as you won't care about any of the characters or the twist-free conclusion nor will you get a rush out of any of the action scenes. This movie is not worth your time and especially not worth your money. It's an incredibly lazy straight-to-rental cash-in, using Willis and Cusack to lure people into watching it. Please don't reward such business practices.
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    • Release date
      • August 22, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mật Danh
    • Filming locations
      • Kelly's Service Station, 401 North Craft Hwy. Chickasaw, Alabama, USA(location)
    • Production companies
      • Hannibal Classics
      • Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (EFO Films)
      • Union Investment Partners
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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,289,595
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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