Assault on Wall Street - The alternative to setting up your own crystal meth empire

‘Assault on Wall Street’ does kind of do what it says on the tin (eventually).  It’s about your everyday guy who, upon learning that his wife’s medical bills can’t be paid, resorts to some pretty drastic measures to get the job done.  However, instead of doing a ‘Walter White’ and turning to a devious life of manipulation and crime, he decides to just gun down those he feels are responsible for him losing his money on some particularly dodgy Wall Street deals.  I’m pretty sure that’s not a ‘spoiler’ as, if you’ve seen any of the promotional material, you’ll probably have already figured that out from the picture of the main character dressed in a suit and carrying a high-powered machine gun.
But is it any good?

Yeah, it’s not bad.  And, when you consider it’s come from the same guy who brought us Alone in the Dark and House of the Dead, it’s actually a lot better than it deserves to be.  However, don’t expect a continuous, long-drawn-out bloodbath (if you’ve seen Uwe Boll’s other maniacal film ‘Rampage’).  It’s actually pretty slow-moving.  The first two thirds are all about the human element of losing all your money (and house to follow) to a bum trading deal.  It also touches on the American healthcare system and how difficult it is for the ‘little guy’ to do anything about it when the lawyers charge extortionate amounts of money and you don’t have any.  Due to this and its – quite literal – attack on capitalism, some have labelled it ‘liberal propaganda.’ I’m not sure how fair that is; it just seems to tell a lot of it the way it is.

So, if you’re looking for something that’s two parts drama and one part shoot-em-up, plus a dash of social commentary thrown in there for good measure, just sit back and try not to think that it’s been made by Uwe Boll (and definitely don’t dwell on how much Edward Furlong has sunk).

6/10 May just keep you awake if Freddy Krueger was haunting your nights