Reprisal (film)


Reprisal is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Brian A. Miller and written by Bryce Hammons. The film stars Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Johnathon Schaech, and Olivia Culpo.

Synopsis

Jacob, a bank manager haunted by a violent heist that took the life of a coworker, teams up with his ex-cop neighbor, James, to bring down the assailant. While the two men work together to figure out the thief’s next move, Gabriel, the highly-trained criminal, is one step ahead. When Gabriel kidnaps Jacob’s wife and daughter, Jacob barrels down a path of bloodshed that initiates an explosive counterattack and brings all three men to the breaking point.

Cast

The project Reprisal was announced on February 21, 2017, that Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films had set Bruce Willis to star in the action thriller film, which would be directed by Brian A. Miller and produced by Randall Emmett and George Furla. On June 2, 2017, Olivia Culpo was cast in the film.
Principal photography on the film began on August 7, 2017, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The film was shot in 14 days with 1 day with Bruce Willis.
Emmett/Furla began casting "friends and family" in the film against the Director's wishes and dozens of scenes were added of people that Emmett/Furla cast to repay debts.
Miller only agreed to rewrite/direct the B film in consideration for signing a quit claim on the script "Tomorrow Today" that Randall Emmett had stolen as a part of his Cheetah Vision/$1m investment from Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson that he then stole and sold to STARZ as a TV Series along with another one of Miller's copyrighted scripts.

Reception

Reprisal grossed a total worldwide of $103,904, with an additional $743,405 in home video sales. The film was poorly received by film critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 8% based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 2.16/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 19 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".

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