Unfortunately, Bruce Willis' health problems are very prominent in his performance in this movie, which is a significant distraction and breaks the flow of the story. He obviously struggles to portray his character and deliver lines. Such a shame.
Otherwise, the movie is an OK action movie. The performances are solid with believable characters portrayed well by the cast.
The story is fairly standard for an action movie and there is nothing particularly memorable about it.
If you are a Bruce Willis fan you may find this difficult to watch, so best give it a miss.
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An ex-marine enforcer must battle his conscience and code of honor when he is forced to do things for the mob.
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It's not bad but...
This actually had solid potential.
But when you have sub-par writers and director, even the all star casting of John Malkovich and Michael Rooker couldn't save this film. It was your typical inane B film with a cliched story and nonsense constant gun fights. Stuntman turned seasoned writer and director Jesse Johnson gave us a typical bad B production with annoyingly loud and unfitting typical B film score, a lazy script (jointly written by three writers) and terrible directing. Even casting Olga Kurylenko as the tough-gal was cringe and unconvincing, and I'm sure part of that blame falls on Johnson's failure to direct his cast properly. You can tell this is the film where Willis started having health issues, but a good director could've easily hidden that. It's an ok one time watch, especially if you're a fan of the leads. It's a generous 6/10 from me, mostly for Rooker's outstanding performance and Malkovich's small but welcoming contribution.
Bruce Willis! John Malcovich! Michael Rooker!!
Okay, Michael Rooker is a character actor who you know and love but for love nor money do you know his name.
This is an odd film - if not for Willis and Malcovich, it would be a B movie, but it's a good one - IMHO.
LOTS of bad guys! Tons of shoot 'em ups. No car chases.
The elephant in the room is Bruce Willis. Yes, this isn't his best, but he's still Bruce freaking Willis! I'm betting John Malcovich came along for the ride to be with his buddy Bruce. That's what friends do.
This is not Emmy or Globe material, but it's a fun movie to help pass a rainy afternoon or dull evening. Enjoy it for what it is.