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Bruce Willis (The Expendables) and 50 Cent star in this fast paced heist thriller. The heist of a lifetime for a group of friends turns deadly when one betrays another by taking off with the goods. Taking matters into his own hands, Sonny (50 Cent) seeks out retribution by teaming up with the most dangerous mob boss in town (Bruce Willis) to get back what he sees as rightfully his. When he finally comes face to face with his long time friend-turned-foe (Ryan Phillipe) he has to choose between friendship and revenge.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Setup features some pretty big names for a film that didn't merit a cinematic release; what with 50 cent, Ryan Phillipe (Crash) and Bruce Willis (Die Hard Quadrilogy) headlining. The story revolves around a diamond heist when Vincent (Phillipe) betrays his team and attempts to murder them. Sonny (50 Cent) vows to get revenge, even if it means teaming up with the Detroit Mob-boss (Willis) to do so. Will he get his vengeance?
The plot is immensely predictable; following a 'set-it-up & knock-it-down' formula the entire way through. For example, when Sonny is shot in the opening scenes, we know he is going to be saved by his over-sized gangster crucifix because we saw him kissing it in the scene prior. Such obvious direction really begins to grate after a while. Even the Pulp Fiction style accident you will see coming a mile off.
Unfortunately, the one thing that could have saved this stilted plot & ham-fisted script is the actors. However the performances are sub-par for everyone involved, most notably Phillipe whose pseudo-street accent is awful and unintelligible in places. James Remar plays Phillipe's incarcerated father and is a random inclusion as it seems to be a completely separate plot-line that goes nowhere, is this a prison-movie or a heist-movie? It seems not even the director (Mike Gunther) could decide that so he hedged his bets and came out with neither. The camera work is annoying; throughout the entire film, the camera frames the actor, leaves it two seconds, then rapidly zooms about 2ft further, in an overly-dramatic and noticeable reframe. This is a cool technique, it grabs your attention but it's used in utterly mundane scenes (this refrigerator needs a sudden-reframe! Swoosh!) and about 40-50 times throughout the duration, it really wears thin quick.
50 Cent's role as the protagonist is laughable as he is trying SO hard to shake the gangster affiliations from his real-life persona by insisting on including scenes where he is a 'nice-guy' - like the totally unnecessary hardware store scene where he helps a child get a light-bulb from the top shelf. Ah, isn't he a sweetie when he's not waving a gun around? What's more confusing is that he refuses to kill anyone but is totally down with committing armed robbery in broad daylight at the beginning of the film. Oh and despite being shot early-on he shows no sign of injury throughout the entire film, not a bloodied-bandage or even a wince.
In conclusion, I'm sorry to pan this so badly, but it is a wooden and uninspired film that borrows heavily from others in the genre. Willis is the only notable performance and that's more due to the fact it's Bruce Willis FGS rather than his lines. Probably one to avoid.
The plot is immensely predictable; following a 'set-it-up & knock-it-down' formula the entire way through. For example, when Sonny is shot in the opening scenes, we know he is going to be saved by his over-sized gangster crucifix because we saw him kissing it in the scene prior. Such obvious direction really begins to grate after a while. Even the Pulp Fiction style accident you will see coming a mile off.
Unfortunately, the one thing that could have saved this stilted plot & ham-fisted script is the actors. However the performances are sub-par for everyone involved, most notably Phillipe whose pseudo-street accent is awful and unintelligible in places. James Remar plays Phillipe's incarcerated father and is a random inclusion as it seems to be a completely separate plot-line that goes nowhere, is this a prison-movie or a heist-movie? It seems not even the director (Mike Gunther) could decide that so he hedged his bets and came out with neither. The camera work is annoying; throughout the entire film, the camera frames the actor, leaves it two seconds, then rapidly zooms about 2ft further, in an overly-dramatic and noticeable reframe. This is a cool technique, it grabs your attention but it's used in utterly mundane scenes (this refrigerator needs a sudden-reframe! Swoosh!) and about 40-50 times throughout the duration, it really wears thin quick.
50 Cent's role as the protagonist is laughable as he is trying SO hard to shake the gangster affiliations from his real-life persona by insisting on including scenes where he is a 'nice-guy' - like the totally unnecessary hardware store scene where he helps a child get a light-bulb from the top shelf. Ah, isn't he a sweetie when he's not waving a gun around? What's more confusing is that he refuses to kill anyone but is totally down with committing armed robbery in broad daylight at the beginning of the film. Oh and despite being shot early-on he shows no sign of injury throughout the entire film, not a bloodied-bandage or even a wince.
In conclusion, I'm sorry to pan this so badly, but it is a wooden and uninspired film that borrows heavily from others in the genre. Willis is the only notable performance and that's more due to the fact it's Bruce Willis FGS rather than his lines. Probably one to avoid.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
WEll that's 85 minutes of my life I won't be getting back and I managed to stay awake all the way through. Bruce is the best thing in this paint by numbers gangster movie but he's not the main player so he's wasted really. 50 Cent is totally unconvincing as the betrayed gang member shot by Ryan Phillipe after completing the robbery of a lifetime. It doesn't matter how many times I see him he just doesn't cut it for me. The best thing about this movie apart from Bruce is the hitman played with psychopathic cool by Shaun Taub and the gorgeous old Pontiac that 50 Cent drives around in. The transfer to blu ray is spot on, the picture is bright, clear and sharp and the soundtrack even makes some use of the soundfield buit if you must see it then rent it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Setup follows the trio of close friends Sonny (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson -Get Rich Or Die Tryin) Vincent (Ryan Phillippe -Antitrust) & Dave (Brett Granstaff -Setup), in a short brief build up which culminates with them heisting $5 million of diamonds from a courier in his car, who Vicnent happens to kill in the process much to the dismay of his buddies. But when they leave to a safe location to then anti up the take & trade them off as arranged, Vincent decides to cut his friends out it with a subtle bullet for both their troubles.
However Vincent isnt the crack shot he thinks he is, as Sonny manages to stay alive and gets himself to a friend who fixes him up. From there, not very far into the film it is a case of Sonny tracking down Vincent to get his revenge, for the death of his friend Dave & his general backstabbyness. otw he meets a range of characters from hitman Roth (Shaun Toub -The Kite Runner) to Muscle man Petey (Randy Couture -The Expendables) & his Mob Boss Biggs (Bruce Willis -Die Hard). In a series of double & triple crosses.
Overall the main downfall to this film is the simple fact that 50 Cent cannot act, sad but true, sorry guy. He is so boring, emotionless & wooden to watch it takes away the beliveability of the film, and you just end up wanting to eat a bullet yourself rather than carry on watching (infact i think Randy Couture did just that ;-)). Bruce Willis is mainly in a cameo role to carry weight to the film with his name as he pops in & out 3-4 brief times(wouldnt be suprised that fifty antied up the money out of his own pocket to get him onboard). The best performance however, was from Ryan Phillippe imo, he just makes the rest of them look like they arent trying, and he is a very good actor but not a world class one, which gives you an indication of how it just doesnt hold togher with consistancy.
In conclusion, these inconsistancies in the quality of the acting performances add up to sap any beliveability from the film & any chance of actually getting into it. Best avoided.
However Vincent isnt the crack shot he thinks he is, as Sonny manages to stay alive and gets himself to a friend who fixes him up. From there, not very far into the film it is a case of Sonny tracking down Vincent to get his revenge, for the death of his friend Dave & his general backstabbyness. otw he meets a range of characters from hitman Roth (Shaun Toub -The Kite Runner) to Muscle man Petey (Randy Couture -The Expendables) & his Mob Boss Biggs (Bruce Willis -Die Hard). In a series of double & triple crosses.
Overall the main downfall to this film is the simple fact that 50 Cent cannot act, sad but true, sorry guy. He is so boring, emotionless & wooden to watch it takes away the beliveability of the film, and you just end up wanting to eat a bullet yourself rather than carry on watching (infact i think Randy Couture did just that ;-)). Bruce Willis is mainly in a cameo role to carry weight to the film with his name as he pops in & out 3-4 brief times(wouldnt be suprised that fifty antied up the money out of his own pocket to get him onboard). The best performance however, was from Ryan Phillippe imo, he just makes the rest of them look like they arent trying, and he is a very good actor but not a world class one, which gives you an indication of how it just doesnt hold togher with consistancy.
In conclusion, these inconsistancies in the quality of the acting performances add up to sap any beliveability from the film & any chance of actually getting into it. Best avoided.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good - but not Excellent
The film was good but not as good as I thought it would be. It was a bit slow to start but eventually got going. I would watch it again to see if I actually missed anything. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. M. F. Irwin
OK film
Not a huge 50cent fan, brought this for the Bruce Willis presence, quite disappointed, storyline not great and lost interest halfway through (surprised I lasted that long with it). Read more
Published 5 months ago by Sam J
SetUp
Another great film,full of suspense an action,glad to have bought it an have watched this film several times already. Speed postage too
Published 6 months ago by David
Bruce Willis cameo...
So why give Bruce the lead actor spot? I know, to sell it to the masses! Not really a Bruce Willis film at all, playing a mob boss which is out of character for him! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Dogglllzzz
Only in it for the money?
I am rarely moved to write a negative review of a film, but this one needs addressing before people waste their time and money. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Don Leavey
Worth Watching!
This film was far better than I was origionally expecting it to be. Well worth a watch. Fairly decent plot and action. Not the best film of it's genre but not by far the worst. Read more
Published 7 months ago by SMITHY
Great movie
Just watched this film. I was a bit unsure if was going to be good or not before i started watching. Read more
Published 8 months ago by fitnessmad
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