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4.7/10   517 votes
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Director:
Albert Pyun
Writer:
Hannah Blue (writer)
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Genre:
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Tagline:
Terror Has No Limits
Plot:
Terrorists are holding the U.S. Olympic swim team hostage, and only the janitor can stop them. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Linden Ashby ... Jack Bryant
Andrew Divoff ... Omodo
Kimberly Warren ... Diane Colton

Rutger Hauer ... Leo

Norbert Weisser ... Commando Rescuer

Tim Thomerson ... Police Commissioner
Yuji Okumoto ... FBI Agent
Vincent Klyn ... Intense Man

Sonya Eddy ... Bena
Jill Pierce ... Moses
Barbara Roberts ... Mayor
Robert Lennon ... Karl
Jahi J.J. Zuri ... Terrorist Pursuer (as Jahi Zuri)
Earl White ... Terrorist #1
Paul Eliopoulos ... Terrorist #5
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and some language.
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Runtime:
Spain:105 min | USA:105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Germany:16 (video premiere) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Iceland:16
Company:
Filmwerks more

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Blasting movies..., 11 October 2006
2/10
Author: Frank Markland from United States

Linden Ashby stars as a janitor (Okay this was done in Virtual Assassin and Nightsiege:Project Shadowchaser II, Enough with the kung fu janitors who used to be secret service agents or something!) who is an ex-secret service agent who protects the swim-team from terrorists looking to nuke the U.S (What terrorists aren't?) and of course our hero wades through the disposable terrorists with the help of a wheelchair bound Rutger Hauer. The cast alone shows promise; Linden Ashby, Rutger Hauer, Thom Mathews and Andrew Divoff. However their efforts are in vain as Pyun never figures out how to use them effectively. Mathews in particular is a good martial artist, so why not have him as one of the henchman, ensuring us a fight sequence between Mathews and Ashby. I mean it would be better then seeing him like a prissy swim coach. Blast however makes the worst mistake of being just plain tedious. Aside from the ridiculous finale that sees Rutger Hauer as a sword wielding paraplegic, Blast is the worst type of B.movie a brainless bore with no redeeming value. Still, Rutger Hauer's presence saves this from my lowest rating possible.

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