Bullet to the Head (2012)

After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hitman and a Washington, D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.

Director:

Walter Hill

Writers:

Alessandro Camon (screenplay by), Alexis Nolent (based on the graphic novel "Du plomb dans la tête" written by) (as Matz)

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Momoa, Christian Slater

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone	...	James Bonomo
Sung Kang	...	Taylor Kwon
Sarah Shahi	...	Lisa
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Robert Nkomo Morel
Jason Momoa	...	Keegan
Christian Slater	...	Marcus Baptiste
Jon Seda	...	Louis Blanchard
Holt McCallany	...	Hank Greely
Brian Van Holt	...	Ronnie Earl
Weronika Rosati	...	Lola
Dane Rhodes	...	LT. Lebreton
Marcus Lyle Brown	...	Detective Towne
Andrew Austin-Peterson	...	Crawfish Hollow Band
Paul Etheredge	...	Crawfish Hollow Band
Robert Cavan Carruth	...	Crawfish Hollow Band

Storyline

In New Orleans, the hit men James Bonomo, a.k.a. Jimmy Bobo, and Louis Blanchard execute the dirty cop Hank Greely in a hotel room. But they are betrayed and Louis is stabbed in a bar by the mercenary Keegan while waiting for the payment of the contract. Meanwhile the Washington D.C. police detective Taylor Kwon comes to New Orleans to investigate the murder of Greely, who had stolen evidences from the Police Department. Soon he is shot by two dirty detectives but Jimmy saves his life. Jimmy brings Taylor to the shop of his daughter Lisa and she removes the bullet from his shoulder and nurses him. Taylor and Jimmy form the most unlikely partnership to investigate the crimes and after contacting the intermediate Ronnie Earl that had hired Jimmy and Louis, they discover a network of corruption formed by the lawyer Marcus Baptiste and the entrepreneur Robert Nkomo Morel.

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Plot Keywords:

female rear nudity | erect nipples | topless women | cmnf | detective | 

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Taglines:

Revenge never gets old.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, bloody images, language, some nudity and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Headshot

Filming Locations:

Kenner, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,548,201, 3 February 2013

Gross USA:

$9,489,829

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,947,209

Company Credits

Production Co:

IM Global, Dark Castle Entertainment, Millar Gough Ink

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Walter Hill told Sylvester Stallone "to play things more casually. I wanted him to play his natural personality as much as possible. He's a very engaging guy. I told him, "I'm not interested in you inventing a character as much as imagining yourself as character." He went right with that."

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Goofs

When Bonomo and Kwon first meet in the bar, Bonomo pours himself a drink from the bottle he brought. You can clearly see bubbles resting on the top of the liquid in the bottle, indicating that it is not alcohol. Bubbles formed by agitation in alcohol dissolve extremely quickly, and it shows that it is either colored water, or more likely, tea, which is what is most often used to simulate whiskey in films or on TV.

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Quotes

[first lines]
James Bonomo: The guy I just saved is a cop. That's not the usual way I do things, but sometimes you gotta abandon your principles and do what's right.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, an animated flying bullet destroys the logos of the various production companies.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: 42nd Street Forever, Volume 1 (2013)

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Soundtracks

Family
Written by Jay Weigel
Courtesy of Floating City Press

User Reviews

Despite the Clichés, a Good and Funny Action Movie

In New Orleans, the hit men James Bonomo (Sylvester Stallone), a.k.a. Jimmy Bobo, and Louis Blanchard (Jon Seda) execute the dirty cop Hank Greely (Holt McCallany) in a hotel room. But they are betrayed and Louis is stabbed in a bar by the mercenary Keegan (Jason Momoa) while waiting for the payment of the contract. Meanwhile the Washington D.C. police detective Taylor Kwon (Sung Kang) comes to New Orleans to investigate the murder of Greely, who had stolen evidences from the Police Department. Soon he is shot by two dirty detectives but Jimmy saves his life. Jimmy brings Taylor to the shop of his daughter Lisa (Sarah Shahi) and she removes the bullet from his shoulder and nurses him. Taylor and Jimmy form the most unlikely partnership to investigate the crimes and after contacting the intermediate Ronnie Earl (Brian Van Holt) that had hired Jimmy and Louis, they discover a network of corruption formed by the lawyer Marcus Baptiste (Christian Slater) and the entrepreneur Robert Nkomo Morel (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje).

"Bullet to the Head" is the return of the cult director Walter Hill to the direction after six years without making a movie. The story uses many clichés and the double Taylor and Jimmy is identical to other comedies with two different characters forced to work together and having the conventional frictions. But the story and the action are good, the locations in NOLA are wonderful and the music score is excellent. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Alvo Duplo" ("Double Target")