Film Review – Bullet to the Head

After his career crumbled in the early 2000s, Sylvester Stallone went on
the defensive, returning to characters and genres that provided his
biggest successes, using this safety net to engineer his own creative
path as a writer/director. The second wind resulted in “Rocky Balboa,”
“Rambo,” and “The Expendables,” three solid pictures of undeniable
popcorn appeal and unexpectedly potent atmospherics, restoring some
wattage to the star’s marquee value. “Bullet to the Head” (shot before
last summer’s “The Expendables 2”) is a return to Stallone’s
actor-for-hire bad habits. It’s an entertaining wad of macho
goofballery, no doubt, but without a tight grip of creative control and
the element of surprise, this actioner comes up short in lasting appeal. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com