Direct Action (2004)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Sidney J. Furie

Writers:

Sidney J. Furie (story)
Greg Mellott (writer)

Release Date:

25 May 2005 (United Arab Emirates)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Can One Man Make A Difference?

Plot:

Frank Gannon, a veteran cop, is being hunted by his fellow police officers after they learned he has betrayed the brotherhood and exposed to the feds wide scale corruption of the LAPD. He has one day left to prove his case and survive. |

Plot Keywords:

Veteran | Corruption | Police | Shot In The Side | Corrupt Cop

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	Frank Gannon
Polly Shannon	...	Billie Ross
Donald Burda	...	Bryant
Rothaford Gray	...	Ed Grimes
Conrad Dunn	...	Captain Stone
Walter Alza	...	Espinoza
Alex Karzis	...	Agent Bill
Larry Day	...	Phil, Agent in Charge
Natacha La Ferriere	...	Adrianna
Daniel Kash	...	LoPresti
Stacey Coke	...	Loretta
Joseph Griffin	...	Carter (as Joseph Luna Griffin)
Vanessa Thompson	...	Katy
Tim Sell
Jim Codrington

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:18 | Canada:13+ (Régie du Cinéma Québec) | Canada:14A | Netherlands:16 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Singapore:NC-16 | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

GFT Action Films Inc.

Trivia:

At the beginning of the movie, a thug that Lundgren beats up can be seen wearing a Punisher t-shirt emblazoned with the famous skull design. Dolph Lundgren played the title role in The Punisher (1989).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Throughout the movie, cars and other vehicles are shot multiple times with pistols, shotguns, and submachine guns, but display almost no bullet holes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Making of 'Direct Action' (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Get u Awn

Dolph Once Again Purifies The Mediocre...

I just finished my "Double-Dosage of Dolph" featurette (lame, I know), in which I rented both Detention & Direct Action.And both pleasantly surprised me,as all of Dolphs movie have been doing lately. After Hidden Agenda & The Defender were viewed upon these eyes I really began to stereotype that Dolph was just not the same anymore and was doing nothing but crap. But was I ever wrong.

Direct Action takes a suspenseful & action-packed flick we all love and see many times, but puts some undefinable shot of adrenaline and care into it that makes you continue watching and just be flat out entertained. Dolph really is proving (just as is Van Damme) that age doesn't always spell the end in growth. Both have grown so much in every aspect over these past 2 years in both acting,and for Dolph, writing & directing even.

Any fan of the action genre would be a fool to pass this one on the video store trips.

5/10 I really wish this could've gotten the big screen treatment. Dolph really is proving,once again like Van-Damme that they are more then deserving of another shot and chance with a big screen release. I'll take this top of the line mediocrity over CGI filled Jet-Li films any day of the week,and hopefully more people will grow to appreciate this type of simple but damn effective action film.