When I saw the pictures on Netflix, it looked like a low budget action movie, which isn't a bad thing. But when I saw that it was from 2009, I thought there was going to be a lot of weird close up shots and shakey cam like every other movie from that year. So I lowered my expectations and, surprisingly, there was hardly any of that. What a breath of fresh air!
A lot of action movies in the 2000s tried to be like the Jason Bourne movies and it became such a tired gimmick. But when you have a legit martial artist like Michael Jai White, it helps when the director decides to shoot the fight scenes in their full form.
The story and characters are pretty standard and the performances are not that great. Except for Dante Basco, who's easily the best part of the movie. I loved his charisma and how he owned every scene he was in.
However, the villain is pretty boring. He tends to monologue a lot and that doesn't make a villain interesting. I think the filmmakers may have liked the side villains more, because they were all entertaining in their own way!
Do I wish Gina Carano and Matt Mullins had more screen time? Absolutely! But the focus of the movie is where it should have been. For a direct to video, low budget action movie, it was a fun ride!
A lot of action movies in the 2000s tried to be like the Jason Bourne movies and it became such a tired gimmick. But when you have a legit martial artist like Michael Jai White, it helps when the director decides to shoot the fight scenes in their full form.
The story and characters are pretty standard and the performances are not that great. Except for Dante Basco, who's easily the best part of the movie. I loved his charisma and how he owned every scene he was in.
However, the villain is pretty boring. He tends to monologue a lot and that doesn't make a villain interesting. I think the filmmakers may have liked the side villains more, because they were all entertaining in their own way!
Do I wish Gina Carano and Matt Mullins had more screen time? Absolutely! But the focus of the movie is where it should have been. For a direct to video, low budget action movie, it was a fun ride!