![]() ![]() When they rounded up all the workers as hostages, they didn't know about a random welder named Mack Karr (Patrick Muldoon of "Starship Troopers"), because his name wasn't on the employee roster. Nevertheless, in their far from foolproof plan, these felons have made one big blunder. The 100-thousand residents in the rural county living downstream are about to get a rude awakening as the deluge descends upon them. ![]() No sooner has Whitlock acquired control than he opens the flood gates. Naturally, Whitlock's insiders have compromised security so his henchmen and he can storm the premises without impunity. Ron Whitlock (Bruce Willis of "Apex") and his band of heavily armed anarchists invade the sprawling facility. "Deadlock" depicts the daring daylight hostile takeover of a south Georgia hydroelectric dam. Never has Willis played a villain as maniacal as Ronald Whitlock in "Deadlock." He kills without remorse and sets out to drown untold thousands of innocent bystanders in his own grief. He was an arms dealer who abused his wife in an early "Miami Vice" (1984) episode, a deadly international assassin in "The Jackal" (1997), an aggressive general in "The Siege" (1998), a creepy politician in "The Perfect Stranger" (2008), an unscrupulous mob boss in "Setup" (2011), and a retired hitman in "The Prince" (2014). During his 38-year Hollywood career, Bruce Willis has played some shady characters. He pumps a few extra slugs into the detective. This doesn't elicit a shred of sympathy from the grieving Whitlock. One of the doomed detectives pleads for mercy on behalf of his wife and two kids. Actually, what neither Whitlock nor the detectives at his door know is the bust went down at the wrong residence! Meantime, before the detectives can anticipate his reaction, Whitlock whips out a pistol and shoots them both in cold blood. Apparently, during a no-knock warrant raid, the local narcs shot and killed one of Whitlock's boys and arrested the other on charges of cooking meth. Mind you, Whitlock knew about the incident because he had just seen a breaking tv news bulletin about it moments before their arrival. They came to tell him about the tragic circumstances surrounding the demise of one son and the arrest of another. The first thing Bruce's character does mere minutes into this violent melodrama is murder two plainclothes police detectives at his front door. The novelty of "Vendetta" writer & director Jared Cohn's hostage thriller "Deadlock" is the casting of Bruce Willis as the chief villain. The plot had more holes in it then a chain link fence.Reviewed by zardoz-13 7 / 10 The Day They Took The Dam Hostage!!! For the second point, I don't think I ever saw any character in the movie actually reload their firearm. ![]() What I saw in this movie on the 1st point was cut and dry, the mercenaries couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with automatic weapons and the good guy hardly ever misses. There are two things that I always look for in an action movie which speaks volumes as to the effort put into the movie, accuracy of the shooters and reloading. I realize that money is important but geez Louise. ![]() There are two things that I always look for in an action movie which speaks volumes As much as I truly hate to dump on Bruce Willis given his current medical issues, I have to wonder why he would have agreed to be in this turd of a movie. As much as I truly hate to dump on Bruce Willis given his current medical issues, I have to wonder why he would have agreed to be in this turd of a movie. ![]()
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