Overview: An upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter’s brutal murder.

Marc Menchaca (Ozark), Michael Lombardi (Rescue Me), and Joseph Gatt (Game of Thrones) star alongside Five Finger Death Punch, Tommy Lee, Papa Roach, The Hu, Ice Nine Kills and Escape The Fate.

Also stars Jacoby Shaddix, Ivan Moody and Katie Kelly with a Score by Stranger Things composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein!

Blu-ray Verdict: Well, usually the trailer gives it all away, and then reveals itself not to be something I want to invest time in, but this trailer for The Retaliators was just phenomenally outstanding, gritty, dark and drew me in for more!

As I watched along, kinda-sorta knowing what to expect (from the trailer), I also discovered that it hadn’t given everything away, as pockets of layered scripted acting and overall tone started to seep into my viewing experience.

Thus, we quickly identify with the two main characters, moreover we understand their collective motivation, their responsive actions (both before, during and after), and we are wholly believing that what happens, what plays out on screen is not just understandable, and justified!

As for our central lead retaliator, the father of one of the girls, well, come on now, who here (as a parent) wouldn’t understand the rage that swells up inside of him, their daughter’s life so senselessly, so horrifically taken?

And yes, sure, given the scenes that play out, one could make a case that this film has elements of gratuitous torture porn but that is truly only a side step in this movie and not the whole, you have my word.

But for all you horror/thriller/sicko fans out there wanting to know, yes, of course, your un-satiated thirst for for buckets of blood will not go un-quenched, as there is a shit ton of it to be spread around (all pun intended!)

In closing, The Retaliators is one of those movies that won several awards from multiple prestigious film festivals, and rightfully so, whilst also featuring loud and heavy music - and acting from the likes of members of bands including Tommy Lee, From Ashes to New, The Hu, Ice Nine Kills, Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch, Escape the Fate, Bad Wolves, and Eva Under Fire.

Special Features: Cast Interviews, The Retaliators Music Videos, and a Theatrical Trailer.

The Retaliators - Official Trailer