Introduction to Bruce Willis Wrong Place Amazon Video Movie Review
Bruce Willis is known for action films and as an actor – an action movie star. As you may know, for many years, Bruce Willis entertained the masses not only in movies, but also on the Emmy award winning television show, Moonlighting that he starred in along with Cybil Sheperd back in the 1980’s.
I recently watched a Moonlighting retro interview that happened a few years back where Bruce Willis talked about how he got started in action films. As fate would have it, there was a break in the Moonlighting television show's taping when Cybil Sheperd became pregnant. According to Bruce Willis, this specific time period was when he got the chance to star in the classic hit Die Hard movie that is probably even more popular today than it has ever been.
Fast forward to about 2018 and before, when Bruce Willis churned out movie after movie, some good, some not so good and many as they say, that went direct-to-video.
I found out that it was during this time or a short time before, when movie staffers and others noticed a decline in his acting abilities, especially those dealing with speaking or memorizing his lines, as well as following directions on the movie set.
In fact, around March, 2022 it was announced that Bruce Willis was retiring from acting in movies due to a condition he has called aphasia that deals with experiencing problems with language centers of the brain, including speech comprehension.
Interestingly enough, when the movie, Bruce WIllis Wrong Place Amazon Prime Video film was made, the director inquired ahead of the movie’s production how Bruce Willis was doing. The response was optimistic, but the director indicated when film production started, he knew there was something not quite right with Bruce Willis and that the staff may have been overly optimistic.
Additionally, when the Wrong Place movie was made, Bruce Willis’ contract stated that he was not to exceed 8 hours on the set and he had a limit of 2 days for the movie. By that time, it was reported that Bruce Willis only stayed on set around 4 hours instead of 8.
How did Bruce Willis perform as an actor who is unfortunately suffering from a condition that negatively affects his acting abilities? Is the Wrong Place Amazon Prime Video movie worth watching? Check out my movie review of Bruce Willis Wrong Place Amazon Prime Video film to find out.
By the way, Bruce Willis Wrong Place movie can rented or purchased on Amazon Prime Video.
Synopsis of Bruce Willis Wrong Place Amazon Prime Video Movie
The Wrong Place Amazon Prime Video film is a movie about a father who goes through great lengths to protect his daughter once she is faced with danger. The daughter, Chloe Richards is played by Ashley Greene and the father, Frank Richards, of course, is played by Bruce Willis.
To provide more details about the film – Bruce Willis' character witnesses a crime that is taking place. He wounds the criminal who lands in jail. While in jail, the criminal played by Massi Furlan as Virgil Brown is visited by his son Jake Brown played by Michael Sirow.
In no uncertain terms, it became clear that Bruce Willis' character was a threat to the criminal because he had seen him commit a crime against an unarmed man. The son’s action was to locate Bruce Willis’ character, destroy him so he would not be able to testify against his father in court.
Meanwhile Bruce WIllis’ character's daughter and her friend were taking a road trip to visit him at his cabin.
Previously, the criminal’s son cased out the cabin where Bruce Willis' character resided and returned for the purpose of dangerously confronting Bruce Willis’ character – only to find his daughter and her friend there instead.
This is where the cat and mouse chases take place with the criminal’s son wounding Bruce Willis’ character's daughter's friend and threatening that her injuries would become worse if the daughter did not tell him the whereabouts of her father – Bruce Willis’ character.
Repetitive Actions in Bruce Willis Wrong Place Amazon Prime Video Movie
The cat and mouse chases that I mentioned above were mostly between Bruce Williis’ character’s daughter and the criminal’s son. Later there was a small chase involving Bruce Willis’ character and the criminal's son, which unfortunately, did not end well.
I found the chase actions repetitive especially the one involving the criminal’s son and Bruce Willis’ character 's daughter. Specifically, he would hunt and catch her, she breaks away and the cat and mouse chase continues between the two.
Bruce Willis’ Acting Abilities in Wrong Place Amazon Prime Video Movie
For the most part, Bruce Willis acting involved frowning and looking angry while pointing a weapon at the assailant.
There were scenes of Bruce Willis' character and his assailant in the forest where the audience would see a long overhead shot of Bruce Willis' character either running away from or chasing the criminal's son. From this angle, it appeared as if the movie staffers/director used body or stunt doubles for these type scenes.
There is also a scene where Bruce Willis' character is accosting the criminal's son, and he seems to be resting on a wall instead of actively looking for the criminal. You will notice what I’m talking about if you watch the Bruce Willis Wrong Place Amazon Prime Video movie.
From my purview, I thought that Bruce Willis delivered his few lines adequately and in keeping with the movie plot. On the other hand, his scenes were few and far between. I also believe that Ashley Greene’s character was given more scenes, especially action and dialogue-wise to take the load off of Bruce Willis.
Bruce Willis’ Die Hard Movies versus the Wrong Place Amazon Prime Video Movie
If you are anticipating Bruce Willis rehashing his award winning action scenes that are reminiscent of the movie Die Hard in the Wrong Place movie, unfortunately, that possibility disappeared years ago.
Similar to Die Hard and some of Bruce Willis' other movies, the Wrong Place Amazon Prime VIdeo film involves police work, but instead of the heroic action hero Bruce Willis played as John McClane in the Die Hard movies as well as some of his other action films, he is playing the role of a security guard for a pawn shop.
Another major difference is there were no restrictions on Bruce Willis during his Die Hard movies and some of his other action films. However, when he was on set of the Wrong Place, for everyone's safety, the director made sure no one was around him when he was handlining a weapon, even if the weapon was a prop. There may have been other restrictions as well.
Assessment of Bruce Willis Wrong Place Amazon Prime Video Movie
Sadly, it looks like Bruce Willis' reign as an action hero has come to a screeching stop. However, I'm curious about how he will fare when he is reunited with his Pulp Fiction star, John Travolta in one of his upcoming films, Paradise City – a movie he indicated he was excited to make to see his friend.
Bruce WIllis has retired from making films, but it looks like there are some movies in the hopper that are yet to be released and hopefully enjoyed by many.
As for the Bruce Willis Wrong Place movie, I found it to be a predictable film with repeatable actions to fill up time. Specifically, Ashley Greene’s character could have ended the story half-way through the movie when one of her father’s outdoor traps caught the criminal ‘s son. However, instead of running away from the partly incapacitated criminal, she made a poor decision to run back to where he was caught to fight against him – a fight that she lost, and thus prolonged the movie.
If you are a Bruce Wlllis fan, you may want to check out his Wrong Place Amazon Prime Video movie. However, just be aware that unfortunately, the quality caliber of Bruce Willis' Wrong Place movie has lowered – similar to his other most recent direct-to-video movies– sometimes through no fault of his own.
Rating of Wrong Place Movie
Based on a rating of 1 star to 5 stars with 5 stars being the highest, I rate Bruce Willis Wrong Place Amazon Video 2 stars.