Retaliation

Yet the film does allow Bloom to stretch his range and to deliver two showboating monologues that demonstrate, if nothing else, that the narrative of his career is worth changing.

There's a kind of blunt brute force to [Bloom's] performance - and he looks almost unrecognisable, as if he's using certain muscles in his face for the first time.

...in a brilliant, brooding, captivating performance here, Bloom has established himself as an intense, physical, screen-dominating presence...

Retaliation may be effectively provocative, but only because its creators put more effort into upsetting viewers than converting us.

Bloom delivers a shattering performance in a powerful drama.

Whether you're skeptical of Bloom's abilities or have long been a believer, you can't help but respect what the actor does with "Retaliation."

Retaliation is an honest, sometimes brutal study of how trauma, guilt, and shame can wear down a person

Orlando Bloom does a good job with his several anguished, explicit monologues, but he can't give credibility to the tale that unfolds when his character ponders revenge.

An enthralling character study anchored by an A-list star delivering a performance of real nuance, control and sophistication.

One of Orlando Bloom's strongest performances.