Seeking Justice (2012)

Overrated and overhyped

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

A different way of telling a story

From the moment Nicolas Cage attempted to act like a tough, yet caring, inner city teacher I knew this movie was unrealistic, and it only gets more and more fantastical from there. Seeking Justice suffers from the weight of being entirely unbelievable, and not in the good way. If the movie had unexpectedly transported the characters to a magic fairy land, this movie would have been more believeable (and interesting.) In Seeking Justice, the hungry rabbit jumps deep down into a rabbit hole that it can never escape.Nicolas Cage is just plain bad in this movie. To be fair to Cage, he was cast in a horrible role that doesn't fit his limited range as an actor. January Jones is given a very one-sided character who doesn't have much to do, so it's hard to evaluate her performance. Guy Pierce is decent as the bad guy, but it's such a cookie cutter role it's hard to enjoy this waste of his talent. I did enjoy Harold Perrineau (of Lost fame) in his supporting role as best friend Jimmy, but it's not a saving grace.There are other problems with Seeking Justice besides its unrealistic plot, bad characters, and bad acting, such as the constant bombardment of overly dramatic music, use of predictable movie tropes, and clunky prose that tries to sound like clever foreshadowing, but is really just banal. If you enjoy watching B movies to laugh at them, then I recommend Seeking Justice, otherwise don't waste your time.

I have been on a kick of B and worse movies as of late and they have disappointed. This one was a good movie and well worth the watch. The movie keeps a good pace and is quite interesting with a pay it forward (dark) kind of feel. For those who do not like Cage's movies, I can't figure out why. Sure he isn't a great actor and doesn't really look the part for the lasies he gets, but his movies are entertaining.

"Seeking Justice" and "Dying To The Light" are our two favorite Nicolas Cage movies of the past few years. "Seeking Justice" is exciting, thrilling, and keeps you on the edge of your seat! We recommend this movie to everyone who enjoys a fast-moving, nail-biting film! We rent every movie Nicolas Cage makes and have enjoyed all of them because he is a great, underrated, totally believable actor in every film. He is the best actor making movies currently in Hollywood. He can play absolutely any part and be convincing. He makes acting look too easy and that's why he is taken for granted by many people. He does not act "cutesy" or "corny" and is not afraid to play any part. (Would love to see Nicolas Cage play Jimmy Stewart in a biopic - he has his stature and voice and could be made up to look just like him.) We are looking forward to seeing all his upcoming projects!

(34%) A very by the numbers, far from great, and rather quite silly offering featuring poor old Nic Cage paying off his tax bill, that really does beg the question: just how crippling was it in the first place? This though is just about entertaining enough for a simple, late-night watch; but there just isn't anything up this movie's sleeve to make it a memorable or worthy a repeat watch. With its very B-movieish plot that really lacks both spark and any sort of intelligence, along with a real lack of tension or any trace of believability. This is a better watch than 2011's terrible Trespass, but Nic still deserves better than this.