Film Review – Pursuit (2022)

He was once a staple of cable programming and bottom-shelf video store offerings, and now Andrew Stevens is trying to make his mark on the VOD action market, producing “Pursuit,” which, like so many of these low-budget endeavors, features a crummy script, poorly shot action, and the appearance of a once A-list actor (in this case, John Cusack) who’s now doing money gigs to pass the time. “Pursuit” is ridiculous, but not in fun way, with the production trying to get mean with graphic violence and sadistic characters, hoping to attract attention to a darker revenge story, and one that sometimes requires a whiteboard to follow. Director Brian Skiba (“Beverly Hills Christmas,” “Defending Santa,” and “Merry Ex Mas”) trades seasonal spirit for nasty business in rural Arkansas, and while he tries to squeeze in some style and severity, he can’t fight a dull script and bad acting, which this picture is loaded with. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com