Frank Valera ( Antonio Banderas) is a fast talking lawyer who we never see argue a case... as read. He loves his family, works late and they are murdered. He vows to find their killer by drinking too much and getting beat up in underground fights. After being unable to beat up one guy or a 13 year old girl, Frank has a Rocky music montage and in less than a year he can beat up four men (one armed) who are bigger than him. Having been a lawyer who let bad guys off, and there is really only one other character in the film Scooby-doo other than the guy he beats up in the beginning for coughing on the salad so go figure.
They attempted to add something unique to a trite script by adding a vow of silence and some words from Marcus Aurelius.The vow of silence as well as being boxed in the ears has given Frank acute hearing. And even though he has a vow of silence, he still narrates. I guess the unwritten rule of film school is if a woman wakes up in a mans' place and is wearing his shirt, she slept with him. Now if Matt Venne had named Frank's wife Faustina and the daughter Annia, that would added to the Marcus connection other than a philosophy class.
Guide: F-word. Implied sex (woman wearing a man's shirt). No nudity.
They attempted to add something unique to a trite script by adding a vow of silence and some words from Marcus Aurelius.The vow of silence as well as being boxed in the ears has given Frank acute hearing. And even though he has a vow of silence, he still narrates. I guess the unwritten rule of film school is if a woman wakes up in a mans' place and is wearing his shirt, she slept with him. Now if Matt Venne had named Frank's wife Faustina and the daughter Annia, that would added to the Marcus connection other than a philosophy class.
Guide: F-word. Implied sex (woman wearing a man's shirt). No nudity.