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Los Angeles screenwriter David Sumner (James Marden) relocates with his wife (Kate Bosworth) to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both. David must stand up and protect his wife and house.

This is a remake of the seminal Sam Peckinpaw movie starring Dustin Hoffman.

In the remake, Marsden is a mild mannered screen writer who believes in taking responsibility and demonstrates unexpected ingenuity in exacting revenge on a bunch of rednecks. The ending does leave you with a great deal of satisfaction.

I am not sure this will be as memorable as the Peckinpaw version with Dustin Hoffman, but it is definitely worth seeing on the big screen and is matinee fodder.

Rating: 3.8 out of 5.