Falcon Rising
Seen it?2014 | 103 min | Adventure, Action
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (43% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Chapman is an ex-marine in Brazil's slums, battling the yakuza outfit who attacked his sister and left her for dead.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
43% on Rotten Tomatoes, 49 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$12K worldwide on a $5 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 31K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ernie Barbarash
- Michael Jai WhiteJohn 'Falcon' Chapman
- Neal McDonoughManny Ridley
- Lateef CrowderCarlo Bororo
- Laila AliCindy Chapman
- Hazuki KatoTomoe
- Masashi OdateHirimoto
- Millie RupertoKatarina Da' Silva
- Robert ColónPolice Officer
- Jazmin CaratiniNurse
- Michael J. MorrisBusinessman