Death Wish: Five reasons why you should watch the Bruce Willis starrer

Death Wish is directed by Eli Roth, who is otherwise known for horror films and playing Brad Pitt's comrade in Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds. Bruce Willis was the obvious choice for the film since the man has been doing action for decades. In Death Wish, he plays a man whose life turns upside down when his home is invaded by goons in his absence. His wife is beaten and his daughter is raped. Broken and shaken, and having lost faith in police and law enforcement, the man becomes a vigilante and a capable fighter taking down street thugs and muggers. The premise seems thin, but the film will surely work provided there is a solid screenplay. Death Wish is the remake of 1974 film of the same name starring Charles Bronson.

Bruce Willis: Need I say more? Like Sylvester Stallone, he is the quintessential action-hero and a better actor than the Rambo star. With his gung-ho sort of attitude of his characters towards beating the crap out of baddies, the man is irresistible.

Short runtime: Action is great. We all love explosions, car chase sequences, and burly men taking on each other, but after a while it gets dull. This is why the 106-minute runtime of this film should come as a good news to those who like taut storylines and short and sweet films.

Supporting cast: No film can work based on a single actor, at least not in Hollywood. Death Wish's cast boast of names like Vincent D'Onofrio (Kingpin in Daredevil TV series), and Dean Norris (Hank of Breaking Bad), both of whom play detective partners.

Composer Ludwig Göransson: We can expect some thumping music in Death Wish. In the trailers, we heard the timeless AC/DC song "Back in Black" and considering who the composer is, it should be very entertaining to watch heart-pounding fight scenes perfectly synced to classic songs. Ludwig Göransson has lent his talent to movies like Creed, and most recently Black Panther.

Trailer: We watched the trailer, and if we can form a decision just by a trailer, the movie should be very good with loads of dark humour and propulsive action. But of course, trailer can be misleading, but we are inclined to believe in this case, they are not.