![]() ![]() Cohn’s directorial career of little over a decade stands out for his many collaborations with The Asylum, the Hollywood indie film company that thrives on low-budget, direct-to-video productions. That idea becomes all the more obvious when you note Jared Cohn’s name as director in the credits. Rather, the game plan is evident: The action movie has a ready fan base anywhere in the world, so put together an identifiable face on the poster with an excuse of a script that allows set-piece violence within a tight budget. The effort here was clearly never to redefine genre basics of Hollywood action. The action drama rehashes numerous tropes that made the Willis-starrer action series a rage over five releases spanning decades, but very little of what goes on in Deadlock reveals an ambition to regale with original thrills. Thematically, the film does seem like a script idea that producers of the Die Hard franchise might have rejected. So the actor settles for the villain’s job in this film. Deadlock is a Die Hard knock-off but at 66, Willis probably seemed over the hill to reprise the John McClane stereotype. Deadlock belongs to the category but Willis’ role in the film reminds again that the superstar of yore on his own is no longer saleable enough as a hero - not even in a B-movie production. Is Willis out to do a Charles Bronson or Chuck Norris at this stage of his career? These stars made a career scoring with second-string actioners. Watching the B-movie action drama unfold in the film, an obvious question springs to mind. Deadlock is just one among Willis’ many recent sub-par releases to that end. The cold fact above would work as a quick review of Deadlock as well, besides underlining his new career strategy: When the offers dry up, flood the marquee with whatever project you can lay hands on and stay in the limelight. Clearly, quality of work or impact at box office are no longer important for Willis, once counted among the biggest stars in Hollywood. ![]() Saban Films will debut Cohn's Deadlock in select US theaters + on VOD starting December 3rd, 2021.It is important to note that aspect to understand where the actor is coming from with his new film. Produced by Corey Large and Johnny Messner. The screenplay is written by Jared Cohn and Cam Cannon. Deadlock is directed by American filmmaker Jared Cohn, director of many various B-movies all the time including Underground Lizard People, Buddy Hutchins, God's Club, Little Dead Rotting Hood, Devil's Domain, Death Pool, After School Special, Atlantic Rim: Resurrection, Alien Predator, Devil's Revenge, Shark Season, Killer Advice, and A Stalker in the House previously. With a nearby town on the brink of massive flooding and destruction, it's up to one retired elite army ranger Mack Karr (Patrick Muldoon) to save thousands of innocent lives before it's too late. Convinced that the government is working against them, the merciless group brutally seizes an energy plant and holds everyone inside hostage. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Jared Cohn's Deadlock, direct from YouTube:īruce Willis stars as Ron Whitlock, a wanted criminal leading a team of mercenaries on a mission of vengeance. And why is Willis wearing that strange scarf the entire time? Yeah, this looks as bad as it sounds - just watch the kick ass short film called Deadlock instead. The cast includes Matthew Marsden, Lorenzo Antonucci, Ava Paloma, and Jared Bankens. So uh, he's a bad guy this time? Patrick Muldoon plays a retired army ranger who must take them out to save a nearby town. Deadlock stars Willis as Ron Whitlock, described as a wanted criminal leading a team of mercenaries on a mission of vengeance. We keep posting these trailers for bad Bruce Willis films because they're so remarkably bad and yet he keeps starring in them over and over and over. "This is my legacy." Saban Films has unveiled the official trailer for Deadlock, another "why did you make this film, Bruce!?" action thriller starring Bruce Willis. ![]()
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