{"id":40670,"date":"2025-12-07T11:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T16:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=40670"},"modified":"2025-12-07T11:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T16:19:12","slug":"house-of-the-rising-sun-directed-by-brian-a-miller-starring-dave-bautista-amy-smart-danny-trejo-dominic-purcell-and-craig-fairbass-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=40670","title":{"rendered":"“House of the Rising Sun” directed by Brian A. Miller, starring Dave Bautista, Amy Smart, Danny Trejo, Dominic Purcell and Craig Fairbass \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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House of the Rising Sun <\/strong><\/em>(2011)<\/p>\n

Director: Brian A. Miller<\/strong><\/p>\n

Screenplay: Chuck Hustmyre <\/strong>and Brian A. Miller;\u00a0<\/strong>based on HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN<\/a> by Chuck Hustmyre<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stars: Dave Bautista, Amy Smart, Dominic Purcell, Craig Fairbrass, Tim Fields, Jesse Pruett, Joe Ochman <\/strong>and Danny Trejo.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tagline:\u00a0 They took his badge. He kept the gun.<\/i><\/p>\n

The Plot\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ray Shane is an ex-cop and ex-con.\u00a0 Shane did a five year stretch for corruption.\u00a0 Now he’s head of security for the strip club called “The House of the Rising Sun”.\u00a0 The strip club is actually a front for an illegal gambling club.\u00a0 That’s where the real money is made.<\/p>\n

One night on Shane’s watch, the club is robbed.\u00a0 Things go from bad to worse when Shane discovers the safe was holding $300,000.\u00a0 That much cash should never have been on hand.\u00a0 Worse still, the club owner’s son is killed during a shootout with the masked thieves.<\/p>\n

Both the cops and Ray’s underworld boss consider Ray the prime suspect.\u00a0 The cops are looking for just enough to arrest Ray.\u00a0 His boss needs just a bit more info to place a hit on Ray.<\/p>\n

If Ray doesn’t find the real killers soon, it will be too late.<\/p>\n

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

House of the Rising Sun<\/em> features Dave Bautista’s first starring role in a feature film.\u00a0 Bautista is backed up by a decent supporting cast for a low-budget crime film: Amy Smart, Dominic Purcell, Craig Fairbrass and Danny Trejo.<\/p>\n

The movie had potential but falls short of expectations.<\/p>\n

The movie is based on HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN by Chuck Hustmyre.\u00a0 Here’s what Hustmyre said in the paperback release of his novel:<\/p>\n

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If you’ve seen the low-budget Lionsgate action movie, “House of the Rising Sun”<\/em>, first let me apologize.\u00a0 I wish I could give you back those wasted ninety minutes of your life.\u00a0 The movie is a TERRIBLE adaptation of my novel.\u00a0 And yes, I wrote the screenplay, but director Brian A. Miller hijacked my original script and turned what could have been a decent neo-noir crime thriller into a godawful mess…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hustmyre wrote more, but I think you get the gist.<\/p>\n

House of the Rising Sun <\/strong><\/em>(2011) rates 2 of 5 stars.<\/p>\n

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