Bad Ass

Bad Ass (2012)

  • 41% of users liked it
    (6,340 ratings)

Decorated Vietnam hero Frank Vega returns home only to get shunned by society leaving him without a job or his high school sweetheart. It's not until forty years later when an incident on a commuter bus (where he protects an elderly black man from a pair of skin heads) makes him a local hero… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Craig Moss, Elliot Tishman
Genres
Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Apr 13, 2012 Limited
On DVD
Jun 5, 2012
IDP/Samuel goldwyn Films

Critic Reviews

  • Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

    It's often difficult to tell what's bad on purpose or just badly handled. The cargo shorts and fanny pack? Purposely funny. The slack pacing? Probably not.

  • Christian Toto, Big Hollywood

    Bad Ass won't be confused with 'Death Wish' or even 'Gran Torino,' but it's superior to Trejo's recent dud 'Machete'

  • Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

    What started as internet shock value turned into a joke, and that joke has been flattened into a humor-impaired bore in Bad Ass.

  • Michelle Orange, Movieline

    It's the casual tone that makes all the difference, but it can't quite carry the movie.

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  • Manu G


    They messed with the wrong senior citizen. Not a great or bad movie. It's a movie that could had evolved on something much more thrilling but if you just want to relax with nothing too complex to mess around with your head it's a nice movie. At times there were funny… More

  • Panta O


    This action movie is a homage to 1970's Vigilante films such as Dirty Harry & Death Wish... and the director Craig Moss did probably as much as he knows with the really poor screenplay by Elliot Tishman. Starring Danny Trejo - who was very suitable for the role - with Charles… More

  • Jason R


    Danny Trejo! I really can't say enough about this man. He has had a huge rise in popularity over the past decade. Mostly due to his likability and overall awesomeness. Bad Ass is not he best movie. But, it is really fun to watch. Somewhat violent and never dull. Trejo just keeps… More

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