Stand Your Ground

I was not familiar with this 2025 action thriller from director Fansu Njie prior to sitting down to watch it. So all I knew about it was the little information revealed by the synopsis.

Writers Craig Walser and Sergey Zhelezko put together a straight forward script and storyline, though it suffered from being predictable and sort of generic.

There were a couple of familiar faces on the cast list, with the likes of Peter Stormare, Eric Roberts and Beau Fowler. The acting performances in the movie were for the most parts fair, though I personally don't think that leading actor Daniel Stisen was particularly well-cast for the movie. It was a bit of a struggle to sit through his mumbled whispery delivery of his dialogue. Eric Roberts, well he was just being Eric Roberts. And while Peter Stormare usually puts on great and memorable performances in the movies he is in, he seemed to be tired and running on auto-pilot here.

Something that did speak in favor of the movie was the action sequences, as they were actually nicely choreographed.

There are far better action thrillers out there, and "Stand Your Ground" is not a movie that warrants more than a single viewing. Nor is it really a movie that I would recommend you to spend 99 minutes on watching.

My rating of director Fansu Njie's 2025 movie "Stand Your Ground" lands on a rather generous four out of ten stars.

I went into Stand Your Ground expecting a by-the-numbers revenge flick. What I got?? Home Alone meets John Wick, directed by Sergio Leone if he'd swapped cigars for protein powder. The pacing starts slow, dripping with tension and then all hell breaks loose. Traps, gunfights, chaos. But the real MVP? Peter Stormare as the villain. You want menace? You want charisma? You want the guy from Fargo who fed someone into a woodchipper? He's here, and he's loving every second of it. Pure evil, pure class. This is an independent movie that is stylish, and savage fun with a smirk. 8 stars!!! Outstanding Experience.

The movie is low than average, scenes were exaggerated and explosions didnt look real like it was made by AI. The action and fighting was okay. Also stories were not connected to each other.

Some characters in the movie were not important or does not take a part of the story.

Some of them has their own story mentioned in the movie but we didn't how their stories were connected to the main story.

The main character was good on this role and he nailed it. The stand on your ground law was not very respected on the movie in the end of the movie, honestly I wasn't really happy with the end It could be better than that.

Raw, intense, and unexpectedly heartfelt, this film pulls you in with its unflinching portrayal of revenge and the heavy moral weight that comes with it. The action is gritty and brutal-bone-crunching fight scenes and visceral violence that refuse to glorify bloodshed. Yet, it's in the stillness between the chaos where the movie truly shines. The quieter, suspenseful moments allow the characters to breathe, reflect, and reveal emotional layers you don't usually expect in a revenge-driven narrative.

It's not a perfect film-some pacing issues and a few underdeveloped subplots might hold it back from greatness-but it remains a highly engaging experience throughout. The tension simmers constantly, and there's a surprising amount of soul beneath the rage. It's the kind of story that makes you question who the real villain is and whether vengeance ever really satisfies. Gritty and gripping, it lingers long after the credits roll.

Daniel Stison unbelievably isn't the weather vane for quality in this film, he's terrible as always, its Eric Roberts. When you see his name in the cast list...run. I can't remember anything he's been in that's been decent.

Back to the film, you could spend all day bemoaning some of the ridiculous decision making when it comes to the action scenes but, compared to Last Man Down, they're more polished.

Stison has to get his top off at the end, i'm surprised it took so long, Peter Stormare is at that stage of his career where he's happy to wade in feces, ham it up and pocket the money.

All in this is Stison's best effort, which doesn't say a lot if you consider his previous output, but i do detect a very slight increase in quality from the diminutive beefcake.