In order to reconnect with his son Danny (Ty Shelton), big shot Wall Street broker Will (Hayden Christensen) takes his family on a hunting trip to the cabin where he grew up. While out hunting with Danny, the trip takes a deadly turn when they stumble upon several robbers and witness the murder of one of the criminals. After becoming entangled in a bank heist gone bad that results in the kidnapping of Danny, Will is forced to help the kidnappers evade the police chief (Bruce Willis) and recover the stolen loot in exchange for his son’s life.

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What do the critics say?

Based on 4 First Kill Cinema reviews, First Kill gets an average Cinema review score of 39. The score for all versions is 39 based on a total of 8 reviews.

50/100

www.nytimes.comCinema

The movie, directed by Steven C. Miller, doesn’t hold a lot of surprises, but there is worse terror-in-the-woods fare out there — rather a lot of it, in fact.

2477d ago

40/100

www.villagevoice.comCinema

Christensen is impressive as a man who uses his wits and keeps cool. His straight-faced dedication is quite the contrast to the blatant disgust Willis reveals in his performance...

2477d ago

1.5/4

www.slantmagazine.comCinema

The film, however, is completely deadened by Miller's flat, affectless direction, which makes even a would-be highlight like an ATV-and-pickup chase on an unpaved forest road fe...

2477d ago