Any movie that casts Russell Crowe as a hulking great slab of thin-skinned, two-fisted, short-fuse machismo has got to be aiming a self-aware wink at its target audience.
But the knowing humor ends right there with Unhinged, the kind of stubbornly lowbrow revenge thriller that could easily have been released 20 or 30 years ago, probably with a washed-up minor action star as the lead.
Director Derrick Borte's dreary B-movie bloodbath is a baffling career move for a screen heavyweight with Crowe's track record of memorable, Oscar-winning roles.
Then again, the New Zealand-born star did stage a very public "divorce auction" two years ago, so maybe he needs the paycheck?
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