Film Review – Ballistic

2005’s “Lord of War” offered a study of global arms dealing, but it delivered a powerful title sequence that followed the life of a bullet from its factory creation to its final destination, exchanging hands at multiple stops on the journey. It was a flashy presentation of the film’s theme, but effective. “Ballistic” covers some of the same ground, only writer/director Chad Faust is going the gut-rot route with the endeavor, following the agony of a mother who’s lost her son to a bullet created where she works. The screenplay intends to hit hard with its examination of unbearable grief, and Faust has a committed actress in Lena Headey, who delivers burning work portraying a person with no healthy outlet for their pain. “Ballistic” is being sold as an actioner, but it’s not that. It’s more of a tough drama with interesting emotions to inspect and a sharp message to share on the maddening ways of the world. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com