Consequence (2003)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Anthony Hickox

Writers (WGA):

Hawk Ostby (written by) &
Mark Fergus (written by)

Release Date:

11 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

He's assumed his brothers identity. Now he's fighting for his life.

Plot:

A man does an identity switch to collect insurance money but finds himself in danger. |

Plot Keywords:

New Identity | Change Of Identity | Torture

Cast

Armand Assante	...	Sam Tyler / Max Tyler / Sam Burns
Lola Glaudini	...	Eva Cruz
Rick Schroder	...	John Wolfe
Danny Keogh	...	Pope
Nadia Kretschmer	...	Kye Tyler
Grant Swanby	...	Doc
Victoria Maritz	...	Wendy Hall
Andre Roothman	...	Crawley
Marius Weyers	...	Dr. Alexander Kopp
Drummond Marais	...	Dr. Marvin Brown
Brendan Pollecutt	...	Maury Newman
Natalie Becker	...	Susan
Brett Whitehead	...	Garrote Man
David Muller	...	Dave Modano
Glen Upton	...	Secretary William Jasper

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexuality, language and some drug content.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R (certificate #39441) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-15 | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

ApolloProMedia GmbH & Co. 1. Filmproduktion KG (I)

Goofs:

Continuity: As Wolfe is on the phone with his bank, the man on the other end at first calls him "Mr. Wolfe", then "Mr. Deere" thereafter.

Quotes:

John Wolfe: You really think I was going to give you a loaded gun, huh? You think I'm that stupid , huh?
[as he points the previously loaded gun at his own head]
John Wolfe: You really think I'd give you a loaded gu...
[Pulls trigger shooting himself in the head]

Pretty good film for this sort of thing; bad directing

I found myself liking this movie much more than I thought I would. It seems to be a basic B-movie thriller with a couple of aging, no-longer-in-demand stars. As it turns out it is highly entertaining, despite a few plot holes, and a smidgen of predictability. You'd think he would mail it in on something like this, but Armand Assante really gets a chance to show his chops in this one. Rick Schroder comes across as sufficiently menacing. Nadia Kretschmer was good enough in a semi-small part. I was just about blown away Lola Glaudini. I had never heard of her before, but she is awesomely beautiful, and totally nailed her role, a character that was not particularly likable. The director, one Anthony Hickox, nearly ruined the film with show-off directorial effects. I am sure he will sink further into well-deserved obscurity. If you can get past the directing, though, I think you might enjoy this movie.