Robert De Niro and John Travolta have both made names for themselves in Hollywood. Both have some memorable movies to their name and both have made some memorable movie choices later in their career. On paper Killing Season sounds like a movie which could be very interesting as it is about an American soldier (de Niro) who fought in former Yugoslavia and a man who came in contact with him during that war (Travolta, who plays his role with a heavy Eastern European accent) and now has sought him out back home to seek revenge. Set in isolated woods with no form of communication, except with each other, the two play a deadly game of cat and mouse/hunter and hunted. Is Killing Season the next Deliverance or doesn’t it even manage to kill time?
The setup of the movie is ok, but it never gets really exciting. One moment one of them has the upperhand, the other moment the other has. There’s a lot graphic violence (torture) but somehow you never get the feeling either of them is in real danger. These are not characters you really care much about either. De Niro’s character has next to no relationship with his son anymore and almost refuses him to come over. Travolta’s character does not have any background at all, except that he wants revenge.
I guess the movie is about dealing with the past, but the way it is handled it does not make for interesting viewing. Despite it’s big name stars this is not a movie you should seek out to see.
So this is what it has come to. De Niro making a straight-to-DVD film with John Travolta doing a bad accent. Pathetic.
Yeah it is a shame, but I have to say De Niro is now taking some better roles once in a while (although this is not one that stands out)
One word: beard!
Yeah, I wondered sometimes if he had used shoepolish to make it look like a beard 😉
I saw a preview of this on The Iceman DVD, my husband was like ‘We need to see this!” Then I heard Travolta’s accent and was like “Oh hell no.”
Hahahaha, yeah Brittani I do not think you’ll be able to enjoy this much. Do you think you can convince your husband though to really not watch it?
Straight to DVD for a lot of things. Found a little gem starring Robert Redford and Morgan Freeman that went straight to DVD … and others with big stars. It’s a financial, not an aesthetic decision. The movie may be good, but someone has decided it won’t make money in a theatrical release.
Yeah, I think I saw the cover of that one somewhere and had never heard of it. It really amazed me with all those big stars. Good you reminded me, want to search for some more details on it! Thanks.
There are three big name actors which I feel take on any roles they are given, no matter how bad the script is: Robert de Niro, John Travolta, and Robin Williams. I like some of the films they are in, but these days they make a lot of duds too.
Don’t forget Nicolas Cage! 😉
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