Death Sentence (2007, USA) C-106m. SCOPE **½ D: James Wan. Starring Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, Jordan Garrett, Stuart Lafferty, Aisha Tyler, John Goodman, Matt O'Leary. Manager Bacon's life is thrown out of tracks, when his son is killed in an armed robbery of a gas station. When it becomes clear that lack of evidence will only put the killer behind bars for several years, Bacon changes his testimony so that the guy is released and he can get his own, proper revenge. However, he hasn't reckoned with the gang that's behind it all. Well-paced and well-made by the director of SAW (2004), but unlikely twists and turns ultimately mark this as an action or revenge fantasy. Bacon is convincing, as expected. Good SAW-like Charlie Clouser score. Based on Brian Garfield's sequel novel to Death Wish, which was filmed with Charles Bronson in 1974.