This is one ludicrous film. Forget it being a remake. This is a total recasting of the title character in a most over-the-top totally unapologetic way. It seems like it works overtime being as politically incorrect as possible in situations and language. So what is it? It's Samuel L. Jackson creating a street terminator who abandoned his family to be that one man crime solution while insulating those he loves. Jackson roles big, so big it carries the lame plot, constant cliches and, somehow, makes an entertaining movie - out of what in other hands would surely be a ridiculous mess. So, I guess it gets a 6.5 in spite of itself.