Hero Wanted (2008)

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Ray Liotta and Cuba Gooding, Jr. star in this tense crime thriller concerning a small town trash collector whose dangerous plan to impress a pretty girl goes tragically awry. Liam Case (Gooding, Jr.) is a garbage man whose life hasn't quite turned out the way he expected it would. In order to… More Ray Liotta and Cuba Gooding, Jr. star in this tense crime thriller concerning a small town trash collector whose dangerous plan to impress a pretty girl goes tragically awry. Liam Case (Gooding, Jr.) is a garbage man whose life hasn't quite turned out the way he expected it would. In order to impress the girl of his dreams, Liam plans an elaborate heist that will culminate with him jumping in to save the day at the last minute. When the day of the heist arrives, however, the plan takes an unexpected turn and Liam winds up in the hospital. Upon learning that a mysterious killer has slain the criminal that left both himself and the bank teller for dead during the chaos of the robbery, Liam realizes that the associates of the murdered thief won't stop until they have avenged the death of their fallen partner in crime. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By: Brian Smrz
Written By: Chad Law, Evan Law
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: Apr 1, 2008 Wide
On DVD: Apr 29, 2008
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Gooding e Liotta são bons atores que quase sempre escolhem muito mal seus projetos. Este, infelizmente, é o caso desta bomba terrivelmente escrita, dirigida, montada e %u2013 o mais triste %u2013 que traz os atores em péssimas performances.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...inevitably comes off as yet another ineffective actioner that has direct-to-video written all over it.

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Al S

An explosive, adrenaline-fueled and hard-boiled action-packed thriller. A dazzlingly original movie packed with style, suspense and emotionally engaging characters and story. It's intense, gripping, thrilling and deeply moving. A awesome action movie that's one hell of a… More
An explosive, adrenaline-fueled and hard-boiled action-packed thriller. A dazzlingly original movie packed with style, suspense and emotionally engaging characters and story. It's intense, gripping, thrilling and deeply moving. A awesome action movie that's one hell of a cool ride. One of the strongest, smartest, most compelling and original action films i have seen in a while. Cuba Gooding Jr. gives a riveting and strong performance, he tears up the screen with great movie star charisma. Ray Liotta gives a great and gritty performance, he shines in this compelling role. An action movie with great dramatic quality that just makes it more interesting. A wickedly entertaining movie from start to finish.
Brian D

What a great little movie this was.Some nice performance from all.Mr gooding as never been better.The story move at a steady pace and the action sence where done well(John Woo would be happy).Only one little thing bugs me is the title.I absulutly hated the title!!!
Dean M

Dull action-thriller about the vengeance of a hero who tracks down the crooks after he was shot trying to save a bank teller that he falls in love during the robbery. The scenes made me confused and messy up of the past and present in the beginning to before the final shooting.
Lorenzo v

Hero Wanted was an alright film. If you will use a recycled plot and put it in your film, you are complied to bring something new to the table and I think 'Hero Wanted' failed to do that. It was the "mild mannered man aka Divine Intervention" all over again and to… More
Hero Wanted was an alright film. If you will use a recycled plot and put it in your film, you are complied to bring something new to the table and I think 'Hero Wanted' failed to do that. It was the "mild mannered man aka Divine Intervention" all over again and to be honest, I'm getting pretty tired of it. Now, don't get me wrong Death Sentence was awesome and they too have used the same idea as Hero Wanted but with Death Sentence, they brought something new to the overused plot. The action was decent enough but the blood and gore is in the middle. Its not that gory but its not suitable for the very weak hearted either. The films only grace was Cuba Gooding Jr.'s performance. He gives off stellar acting that only the best can give. Its a pity he was in the wrong film. He carried the whole film all through out and that's what made me give this film a 3. The ending was a okay. I mean, it was good and all but I might forget it in a week or two. Watch this if you wanna see Cuba Gooding Jr's brilliant acting but if you don't just pass on this one.
Fascade F

An interesting wiew of the criminal world and the innocent victims' price that had to be paid. An interesting view from the "hero's" perspective...should a hero be honestly be portrayed as a victim? See this to find out...crazy decision making process on both… More
An interesting wiew of the criminal world and the innocent victims' price that had to be paid. An interesting view from the "hero's" perspective...should a hero be honestly be portrayed as a victim? See this to find out...crazy decision making process on both parts...View this with conviction...
Joseph E

Started out with a pretty solid beggining, yet it was confusing. I started to get really intuned. It kept getting better and better, and suddeningly got even better. Thiks film is seriously , and scaringly violent. You will not see any of the crazy stuff coming, this film is not in… More
Started out with a pretty solid beggining, yet it was confusing. I started to get really intuned. It kept getting better and better, and suddeningly got even better. Thiks film is seriously , and scaringly violent. You will not see any of the crazy stuff coming, this film is not in any way shape or form, as Eccentric as "Shadowboxer" or as crispy Fight scenes as "Dirty", or the losely fast paced "End game", and the shockingly drool Action in 'Way of war" wasn't even worth the title of the movie. Then it made a crashing halt on the entertaining parts, too allright chase scenes. It was still way better then I expected, but "Gooding Jr." will never outdo his "Men of Honor", and radio" roles. Never. This film is also Full of Strong Vulgar language and Intense Violence.