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Despite its moniker, “Retaliation” isn’t the revenge movie its title suggests. While the trailer for Ludwig and Paul Shammasian’s sophomore feature definitely set you up for Orlando Bloom in a Clint Eastwood mode vengeance, what the movie actually morphs into is actually much different—a much darker and taut thriller, and an examination of trauma anchored by “The Lord of The Rings” actor’s surprisingly powerful performance.

The sophomore feature from British sibling directors Ludwig and Paul Shammasian (The Pyramid Texts) doesn't waste any time establishing its themes. The opening moments feature a scene of workmen demolishing a church, a couple engaging in rough sex, and a fiery sermon delivered by a street preacher.