Another month passes and another direct to video Nicholas Cage film has appeared for us to assess his downward career path. To be fair, he is at least working with a bunch of still relevant actors like Nicole Kidman, January Jones and Guy Pearce as well as strong directors like Joel Schulmacher and Roger Donaldson (even if their A-list careers have long disappeared). His latest is a high concept thriller called Seeking Justice (the original title Hungry Rabbit Jumps is much more appropriate to the story and much more memorable) and is a twist on the tired revenge thriller sub-genre.
This is solid stuff and would have been a respectably grossing theatrical hit in the early 90's when thriller like this (Indecent Proposal, Unlawful Entry, Pacific Heights) was king, but in the era of found footage horror and superhero flicks this just comes across as bland and unoriginal. But at least with Mr Donaldson at the wheel, this is at least well made stuff.
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