Bad Asses (2014)

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I’d rather you stick a needle in my eye than insult me.

My God,  this was a terribly bad movie. Regardless of whether you are to assume that this is really nothing more than a bad B-action movie and you definitely shouldn’t take this too seriously, I think it is a monstrosity of a movie. Terrible acting (even Danny Glover‘s acting was dreadful), bad fight scenes, incredibly old SE’s and such mindless humor that even a laugh track wouldn’t work. However, what can be expected from someone who has films directed with titles such as “Saving Ryan’s Privates“, “The 41 -Year- Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It” and “30 Nights of Paranormal Activity with the Devil Inside the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo“. I have a feeling Craig Moss used more energy and creativity on devising this film titles than in creating it. The involvement of Danny Trejo in here is also an indication that this won’t be a high-quality movie. When you look at his filmography, however, you can only have respect for the man. Is there actually a movie he hasn’t played in? There are 18 movies in post-production with him at this time. Amazing!

I haven’t seen “Bad Ass” myself (and I probably won’t anyway). The only reason I wanted to watch this one is the fact that Danny Glover starred in it. It seemed like an attempt to make a follow up of “Lethal Weapon“. The things which made “Lethal Weapon” so unique and entertaining, was missing here. No flashy action, no humor and no infectious interaction between the two protagonists. I suppose that the beginning was an excerpt from “Bad Ass” where we witness how Frank Vega (Danny Trejo) teaches a duo of skinheads a lesson. Apparently, this is enough to make him a local hero and even an honorary member of the police. Vega has a gym and the emerging star Manny has a not so healthy job on the side, namely trading drugs. One evening he’s killed by the head of the drug gang. Vega is determined with the help of Bernie (Danny Glover), after Manny’s mother begging, to take revenge on this gang for the death of his pupil who he treated as his own son.

I had a vision of 70’s television serials like “The A-Team” when watching this movie. So terribly old-fashioned. Just that this 70’s-80’s serials looked far better than this movie.

My rating 2/10
Links: IMDB