★★★★☆

How could I not love Bullet to the Head? It had Sarah Shahi, Christian Slater, and Sylvester Stallone in it. Yes, I’ve heard all of the jokes about Sylvester Stallone and dialog when it comes to words having more than 2 syllables. I’ve grown used to his sense of humor at this point so I got the jokes in the film.

One thing which has always stuck in my mind about Christian Slater is something an ex-girlfriend told me a long time ago. At some point in the future they were going to do a DNA test on Christian Slater and find out he really was Jack Nicholson‘s illegitimate child. He really does look like he could be Jack’s kid.

What can I say about Sarah Shahi? I’ve been a fan since Fairly Legal hit the airwaves. Bullet to the Head, however, was the first time I had ever seen her show a bad-ass side on screen. That took a bit of getting used to. It prepared her well for her role in Person of Interest though.

This movie is an enjoyable action flick. Don’t go looking for a deep plot as that would destroy most action flicks. It does have a really nice twist between the characters of Sarah and Sylvester, but, other than that, it is a straight up chasing bad guys action flick. Definitely a 6-pack and pizza kind of movie. Put it in your rental queue for when you just want to stuff yourself and feel good while doing it.

Edit – 2024-02-21

You can watch this movie for free on Tubitv. Note: Jason Momoa is in this movie, before he became someone and rode the Marvel’s franchise to the bottom of the film industry. Yes, we all have comic book fatigue.

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