Bullet to the Head

CHICAGO – Why are those three Oscar winners – Susan Sarandon, Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton – laughing on that fourth poster below? Because they managed to cash a paycheck on the way to participating in one of the Worst Films of 2013.

CHICAGO – “You had me at f**k you.” The gruff, primal tone of a line like that delivered by Sly Stallone and directed by the legendary Walter Hill has an undeniable B-movie kick but there’s not enough of that in “Bullet to the Head,” ceremoniously ignored in theaters and likely to find a bigger audience at home but still a disappointment. Don’t believe the hype that made this flick out to be a total disaster — Hill is too talented for that — but it is a misfire.

CHICAGO – These are the times that try a film critic’s soul. Right after the awards season, and the lofty artistic films, comes the dump zone of January and the rejected reel orphans of the “industry.” Sylvester Stallone, once an Oscar winner, now “entertains” us with with harsh violence in the ‘Bullet to the Head.’

CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 50 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the highly anticipated “Bullet to the Head” with Sylvester Stallone!