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.

Reprisal
Film poster
Directed byBrian A. Miller
Written byBryce Hammons
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter A. Holland
Dean Cundey
Edited byPaul Harb
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byHighland Film Group
Lionsgate Premiere
Release date
  • August 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$598,625[1]

Synopsis

Jacob is a bank manager with a wife, Christina, and daughter, Sophia. They are struggling financially due to Sophia's aggressive Type I Diabetes. A robber infiltrates Jacob's bank, killing a guard and forcing Jacob to open the vault, using him and another employee as a decoy while he makes his escape. Discussing the robbery with his neighbor, James, a retired cop, they analyze the robbery and other jobs the robber has committed, identifying various signature traits. Using this knowledge, Jacob identifies the robber as Gabriel and that his next target is an armored car. During the robbery, Gabriel kills a guard and injures Maribel, the other guard, who knows Jacob from the bank. Jacob is able to observe where Gabriel hid the money from the armored car and takes it. When he finds the money missing, Gabriel tracks Maribel to the hospital and, at gunpoint, forces her to call Jacob, telling him to come to the hospital. Gabriel then shoots Maribel before making his way to Jacob's house, where he kidnaps Christina and Sophia. With James' help, Jacob is able to coordinate the drop-off of the money and the rescue of his family. Gabriel kills several police officers in a shootout before finally being killed by James. Six months later, Jacob has joined the police force as a rookie, following in the footsteps of his father.

Cast

  • Bruce Willis as James
  • Frank Grillo as Jacob
  • Johnathon Schaech as Gabriel
  • Olivia Culpo as Christina, Jacob's wife
  • Colin Egglesfield as FBI Agent Fields
  • Joy Elizabeth Corrigan as Katy
  • Christopher Rob Bowen as Detective Roberts
  • Jesse Pruett as Hospital Administrator
  • Tyler Jon Olson as Casey
  • Wass Stevens as Fredericks
  • Sergio Rizzuto as Michael
  • Natali Yura as Maribel
  • Jason Marcus Griffith as Businessman
  • William Cross as Businessman
  • Brian D. Wolfe as Parademic #1
  • James Kalub as Businessman
  • Natalia Sophie Butler as Sophia, Jacob and Christina's daughter

Production

The project was announced on February 21, 2017, and 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.[2] On June 2, 2017, Olivia Culpo was cast in the film.[3]

Principal photography on the film began on August 7, 2017, in Cincinnati, Ohio.[4][5][6][7]

The film was shot in 14 days, of which Bruce Willis was on set for 1 day.

Reception

As of August 11, 2022, Reprisal grossed $598,625 in the United Arab Emirates, Portugal, Turkey, and South Korea,[1] and grossed $1,125,422 in home video sales.[8] 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 2.2/10.[9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 19 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".[10]

References

  1. "Reprisal". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  2. Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 21, 2017). "Bruce Willis Pacts Pair Of Films With Emmett/Furla/Oasis". Deadline. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  3. Hipes, Patrick (June 2, 2017). "Olivia Culpo Joins Bruce Willis In 'Reprisal'". Deadline. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  4. Armstrong, Kimberly (August 7, 2017). "'Reprisal' filming begins at Yeatman's Cove". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  5. "Bruce Willis Film Shooting Near Roebling Suspension Bridge". The River City News. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  6. "Bruce Willis' 'Reprisal' movie (gun fights, car chases, a robbery, a crash) to be filming on riverfront Aug. 7-9". www.nkytribune.com. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  7. Kingery, Nikki (August 4, 2017). "Expect gunfire sounds, traffic snarls as Bruce Willis movie starts filming downtown". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  8. "Reprisal (2018)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  9. "Reprisal (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  10. "Reprisal Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
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