Mercenary for Justice (2006) (V)

Director:

Don E. FauntLeRoy

Writer:

Steve Collins (written by)

Release Date:

25 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

This time, he's not for hire.

Plot:

A mercenary gets involved in a mission that threatens the lives of his kin. In order to succeed, he must break into one of the most wellguarded prisons in Eastern Europe and free the son of the most notorious drug lord in the world today.

Plot Keywords:

Mercenary | Drug Lord | Neck Breaking | Kidnapping | Tank Runs Over Car

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	John Seeger
Jacqueline Lord	...	Maxine Barnol
Roger Guenveur Smith	...	Anthony Chapel
Luke Goss	...	John Dresham
Michael K. Williams	...	Samuel Kay (as Michael Kenneth Williams)
Adrian Galley	...	Bulldog
Langley Kirkwood	...	Kruger (as Langley Jack Kirkwood)
Vivian Bieldt	...	Dekerk
Verity Price	...	Female Assistant
Bruce Young	...	Chief of Police Malik
Peter Butler	...	Ahmet Dasan
Farouk Valley-Omar	...	Elder Butler (as Fahruq Valley-Omar)
Tumi Mogoje	...	Eddie Jones
Faye Peters	...	Shondra Jones
Zaa Nkweta	...	Radio Jones (as Zaa Nikweta)

Also Known As:

Mercenary (International: English title)
Repentance (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

91 min | Argentina:96 min

Country:

Aruba | USA | South Africa

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | Canada:18A | Finland:K-15 | UK:18 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Italy:T | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Millennium Films

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the end of the movie, flowers can be seen on top of the flag draped casket. Nothing should ever be placed on top of the U.S. Flag. Reference "Etiquette of the Stars and Stripes, Public Law 94-344.

Quotes:

[SPOILER]
Jack Dresham: [over a cellphone] Tell me you've got him.
[about Seeger]
John Seeger: Unfortunately I'm alive, and they're dead.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Making 'Mercenary for Justice' (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Espana

Confused and careless

"Mercenary For Justice": a confused mixture of a bit of warfare in the "Black Hawk Down" vein, a bank robbery, a prison break and a mission to save an abducted mother and her little son. In between all the bullets flying around, you hardly get to know the characters, and thus you don't really care about any of them. I liked most of Seagal's recent movies such as "The Foreigner" or "Out For A Kill" (and many who watched those don't agree with me). However, "Mercenary of Justice" was the weakest among those I've watched. Seagal defeats bad guys without wasting any blood, sweat or tears. It's all coming too easy to be exciting. The two only good points were some camera work (many shots were hand-held, looks more realistic than nice crane moves) and beautiful Jacqueline Lord who bears a strong resemblance with Catherine Zeta-Jones and plays her role convincingly no matter if she is at a dinner party or a battle.