Bad Ass
2012 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 5.8 · 25% critics
A forgotten war veteran returns home to a life that’s moved on without him, until a sudden act of courage on a city bus turns him into an unlikely local hero. When someone close to him is killed and authorities seem uninterested, he takes matters into his own hands, digging for answers and confronting street-level crime head-on.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-04-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 25/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (433 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a simple, punchy vigilante ride with rough humor and lots of payback, in the vein of Death Wish (2018); Not for you if you need realism, subtle drama, or polished effects.
Pros: fast, easy watch; plenty of brawls; likable tough hero | Cons: thin, cliché story; uneven humor; cheap-looking moments
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- hero
- corruption
- society
- bus
- based on true story
- friends
- domestic violence
- los angeles, california
- muder
Cast & crew
Danny Trejo
as Frank Vega
Charles S. Dutton
as Panther
Ron Perlman
as Mayor Williams
Patrick Fabian
as Officer Malark
Joyful Drake
as Amber Lamps
- JD
John Duffy
as Martin
Harrison Page
as Klondike Washington
Richard Riehle
as Father Miller
Winter Ave Zoli
as Tatiana
Tonita Castro
as Juanita Vega
Directed by Craig Moss