Hero Wanted

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Liam Case

Ray Liotta
as Det. Terry Subcott

Kim Coates
as Skinner McGraw

Norman Reedus
as Swain

Tommy Flanagan
as Derek

Jean Smart
as Melanie McQueen

Christa Campbell
as Kayla McQueen

Steven Kozlowski
as Lynch McGraw

Paul Sampson
as Gordy McGraw

Ben Cross
as Cosmo Jackson

Todd Jensen
as Det. Wallace MacTee

Samantha Hanratty
as Marley Singer

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Critic Reviews for Hero Wanted

Audience Reviews for Hero Wanted

• Oct 19, 2009

  Being that they do so much direct-to-video stuff, it's hard to remember that both Cuba Gooding Jr., and Ray Liotta are award winning actors! Hero Wanted is one of those direct-to-video films. It follows the story of a man who tries to live the righteous life, but even the best of people have their breaking point. This was a really interesting story, with some unexpected twists and turns. It was a pretty good film that really fell under the radar. The story was great and the acting was top notch, but the way it was filmed really left a lot to be desired. The film is frequently jumping months ahead or to a flashback, without any notice or footnotes, it made parts of the film very confusing. There were also a couple of pretty big plot holes, that added to the confusion. This is by no means a classic, but the acting was terrific, the action was pretty cool, and I enjoyed it quite a bit.
  Todd S Super Reviewer
• Sep 28, 2009

  Started out with a pretty solid beggining, yet it was confusing. I started to get really intuned. It kept getting better and better, and suddeningly got even better. Thiks film is seriously , and scaringly violent. You will not see any of the crazy stuff coming, this film is not in any way shape or form, as Eccentric as "Shadowboxer" or as crispy Fight scenes as "Dirty", or the losely fast paced "End game", and the shockingly drool Action in 'Way of war" wasn't even worth the title of the movie. Then it made a crashing halt on the entertaining parts, too allright chase scenes. It was still way better then I expected, but "Gooding Jr." will never outdo his "Men of Honor", and radio" roles. Never. This film is also Full of Strong Vulgar language and Intense Violence.
  Joseph E Super Reviewer
• Apr 28, 2009

  Didn't love this one i have to say......... fair amount of action, but no substance
  Samantha A Super Reviewer
• Feb 18, 2009

  A bank robbery gone wrong. The first 15 minutes were some what confusing. It jumped from scene to scene without any connection. After a while, everything starts to fit...and then comes the big twist, something I wasn't expecting. Gooding Jnr is left to sort out his mess when someone innocent is dragged into it. The gun scene at the end was pretty gory. but overall highly entertaining. Not one of Gooding Jnr's better movies. <img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/mertada2/herowanted22008turkcealtyazili.jpg">
  <b>Liz</b> < Super Reviewer

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