REBEL RIDGE

Former Marine Terry Richmond (Aaron Pierre) embarks on a quest for vengeance after a group of corrupt police officers, led by Chief Sandy Burnne (Don Johnson) steal his cousins’ bail money. The build-up of tension constantly ebbs and flows, leaving you hopeful for an epic Police vs Richmond confrontation … but (SPOILER ALERT) Richmond never fully unleashes. At least 30 minutes could’ve been cut from the 133 minute run time to remove the bits that drag and to tighten it up. This film has its moments but didn’t quite take it far enough for me. To be an action great, it needed more action … and less smoke b*mbs. The relevance of the title to the plot also feels like an afterthought, where no one could come up with anything better.