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Wikipedia article




'Out of Death' is a 2021 American action thriller film directed by Mike Burns and starring Bruce Willis and Jaime King.

Plot





Retired from Detroit Police Department cop Jack Harris has to protect his niece and an innocent woman from corrupt cops after the woman took a video of one of the police killing a drug dealer.

Cast



* Jaime King as Shannon Mathers

* Bruce Willis as Detroit P.D. Ret,Det. Jack Harris

* Lala Kent as Deputy Officer Billie Jean

* Michael Sirow as Hank Rivers

* Tyler Olson as Tommy Rivers

* Kelly Greyson as Pam Harris

* Mike Burns as Officer Frank Rogers

Production



Filming occurred in November 2020. Complications with COVID-19 safety protocols created difficulties in getting the cast and crew cleared to shoot and delayed production for several days. As a result, the entire film was shot in nine days and all of Bruce Willis's scenes, which included 25 pages of dialogue, were shot in only one day. 'Out of Death' is one of the last films to star Willis, who retired from acting because he was diagnosed with aphasia. Director Mike Burns said Willis's lines were shrunk down "by about 5 pages" when he learned about the actor's condition.

Reception



The film received a limited theatrical run and was released on demand on July 16, 2021.

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 0% rating based on reviews from 10 critics.

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian rated it 2 out of 5 and wrote: "The film squanders one or two promising plot ideas, and winds up making a hamfisted paean of praise to the idea of open carry gun ownership." Todd Jorgenson of Cinemalogue gave the film a negative review and stated, "The cryptic title is about the only intriguing facet of this formulaic cat-and-mouse thriller." Brian Orndorf of Blu-ray.com gave the film a 'D' and stated, "The latest stop on the "Is Bruce Willis okay?" tour of VOD cinema." Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and stated, "An astonishingly lethargic and empty-headed action-thriller." Mark Dujsik of Mark Reviews Movies gave the film 0.5 out of 4 stars and stated, "One ends up feeling pretty bad for everyone involved."

Accolades



Bruce Willis was nominated for his performance in this movie, as he was for all movies he appeared in, in 2021, in the category 'Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in a 2021 Movie' at the Golden Raspberry Awards. The category was later rescinded after he announced his retirement due to aphasia.

References




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