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20 June 2003 (South Korea) moreTagline:
If they think they can stop him, they're dead wrong.Plot:
This story is about a freelance agent (Seagal) who is the courier of a package from France to Germany. He soon finds that many people want to get their hands on it. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Terrible more (86 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Steven Seagal | ... | Jonathan Cold | |
| Max Ryan | ... | Dunoir | |
| Harry Van Gorkum | ... | Jerome Van Aken | |
| Jeffrey Pierce | ... | Sean Cold | |
| Anna-Louise Plowman | ... | Meredith Van Aken | |
| Sherman Augustus | ... | Mr. Mimms | |
| Gary Raymond | ... | Jared Olyphant | |
| Philip Dunbar | ... | Alexander Marquee | |
| Izabela Okrasa | ... | Clarissa Van Aken | |
| Grzegorz Kowalczyk | ... | Rolls Royce Driver | |
| Dianna Camacho | ... | Hotel Clerk Imke | |
| Deobia Oparei | ... | The Stranger | |
| Grzegorz Emanuel | ... | Jonathan Look Alike | |
| Przemyslaw Saleta | ... | Security Guard | |
| Jan Jurewicz | ... | Man with Porsche |
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Rated R for violence and language.Parents Guide:
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Argentina:96 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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In one of the last scenes when Meredith is attacked by the Danes you can clearly hear one of them say: "Bind kællingen!" Which is actually Danish and means "Tie the bitch up!" moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the fight between Dunoir and Cold at the end of the movie, the knife Dunoir pulls is clearly a rubber training knife (note how it wobbles side to side during the slow motion portions; it is also uncharacteristically thick). moreFAQ
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I was shocked to see how utterly poor this film was. I am huge fan of Steven Seagal and martial arts films in general. The plot was very hard to follow: he is in France, then Germany, Poland, back to Germany, then back to Poland, then to Norway (!). What in blue blazes in going on?
The action is very stale. There are way too many gun battles, which do not really become Mr. Seagal. His success has been through showing the audience his Aikido skills: they suit his personality so well. There are a few instances in which he uses those skills, but the context just isn't there. Perhaps the problem is that Seagal is playing the character of an "assassin" or "bad guy for hire". His fortee is is playing a police officer in an American urban environment.
My next plaint is against the director of this film. There are far too many camera techniques right before Seagal or the main Bad Guy (Benoit) shoot someone. What is with that? I am no expert in cinematography or film (as a technical subject), but these techniques are as outdated as star wipes. They are simply not done any more.
I advise Mr. Seagal to stick with what he does best. This is not to say he should be predictable, but that he should be creative within a framework that most suits his abilities.