A discharged U.S. Special Forces sergeant, James Harper, risks everything for his family when he joins a private contracting organization.A discharged U.S. Special Forces sergeant, James Harper, risks everything for his family when he joins a private contracting organization.A discharged U.S. Special Forces sergeant, James Harper, risks everything for his family when he joins a private contracting organization.
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- TriviaThe music played in the background on Rusty's ranch is Kiefer Sutherland's own music from his country band.
- GoofsAn honorably discharged service member cannot lose vested benefits without a lengthy administrative process. James' CO couldn't strip him of those benefits. The whole premise of the movie is fantasy.
- Crazy creditsThe title is displayed rather subtly at 1'30" when James starts cleaning his piece.
- ConnectionsReferenced in 420 Awards - 5th Annual Event (2023)
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Exactly what you would expect
I was reading an article on how Chris Pine has the potential to become the next Robert Redford. He is a good actor and I think his fine face gave him an advantage, but then trapped him into these mindless action roles. Robert Redford may be too much, but with age, I think he may be heading towards the start of his real career.
Unfortunately, just having him hog almost the entire screen time doesn't save this formulaic film from being completely average. Pine's character is good, he is trusting, his trust is broken (for unfathomable reasons), he breaks things back. You've seen it before. The other people in the cast that you might recognize are there only to bait you into buying the film and they are irrelevant to the story. What is terrible is that the systemic issue that the film reveals at the beginning remains unaddressed. Everybody who dies in the film is a victim and the ending provides absolutely no closure as related to the actual problem.
Bottom line: guys gets angry and kills everybody. It makes one feel better about their own powerlessness and frustration, but tells no story and solve no problem. Having Ben Foster, Kiefer Sutherland, Eddie Marson, even Florian Munteanu in the cast for just a few minutes or even seconds is a crime. Filmed in Romania.
Unfortunately, just having him hog almost the entire screen time doesn't save this formulaic film from being completely average. Pine's character is good, he is trusting, his trust is broken (for unfathomable reasons), he breaks things back. You've seen it before. The other people in the cast that you might recognize are there only to bait you into buying the film and they are irrelevant to the story. What is terrible is that the systemic issue that the film reveals at the beginning remains unaddressed. Everybody who dies in the film is a victim and the ending provides absolutely no closure as related to the actual problem.
Bottom line: guys gets angry and kills everybody. It makes one feel better about their own powerlessness and frustration, but tells no story and solve no problem. Having Ben Foster, Kiefer Sutherland, Eddie Marson, even Florian Munteanu in the cast for just a few minutes or even seconds is a crime. Filmed in Romania.
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- Apr 8, 2022
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- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,035,265
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $560,678
- Apr 3, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $2,122,288
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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