by Nathan on 12 Oct 2013, 23:40
Clearly the budget for this was really low; there are really poor fake muzzle flashes and sparks and a whole host of really cheap looking scenes - some of the daytime ones in the street made me question if they had even colour-corrected them. Fake gunfights is almost unforgivable in action movies.
Thankfully overall this movie shit all over Hard Rush and actually proved to be a marginally interesting piece with Dolph giving a decent performance, actually being in more than ten minutes of the movie and being supported by some surprisingly good performances from Vinnie Jones and Robert Davi.
This, buy no stretch of the imagination is a great movie; it's void of any real tension or proper blood-soaked shootouts (a lot of the blood is also CGI) but unlike Hard Rush there is a coherent and reasonably serviceable story with a nice twist and some okay hand-to-hand fights. If this had double the budget and shooting time it could have been solid - but we keep saying these things and it will never happen. The DTV industry has way too many shortcomings.
Maybe after Hard Rush my expectations were mega low but this wasn't totally appalling as I suspected it may be, the promise of a decent crime thriller is partly ruined by low budget; why don't they spare a buck or two for heightened quality and it may result in more sales rather than decreasing revenue. If you serve a turkey, the next time Christmas comes less people will be sitting at your table.
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