The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008) (V)

Director:

Josef Rusnak

Writers:

Jason Bourque (writer)
Keith Shaw (writer)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

He's Back... And He Wants Revenge

Plot:

Agent Neil Shaw is called out of retirement and finds himself in the midst of a plot to assassinate several leading Senators with himself set-up to take the rap for a recent killing.

Plot Keywords:

Betrayal | Corruption | Murder | Violence | Part Of Trilogy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Neil Shaw
Lochlyn Munro	...	Garret
Athena Karkanis	...	Melina Cruz
Winston Rekert	...	Reverend Tim
Ryan Mcdonald	...	Alex
Rachel Hayward	...	Carlson
Scott Heindl	...	Graham
Michael Ryan	...	Senator Phillips
Olivia Cheng	...	Geena
Paul Bae	...	Stan
Clifford W. Stewart	...	Mom
Anna Mae Routledge	...	Tammy
Eric Brecker	...	Becker
Kenneth W. Yanko	...	General (as Kenneth Yanko)
Dean Redman	...	Team Leader

Also Known As:

L'art de la guerre II - Trahison (Canada: French title)
Operation Espionage (Canada: English title) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:103 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:M | Japan:G

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Hollywood Media Bridge

Trivia:

The "L900 Battle Rifle" is in fact the M-950/Liberty III Pistol from Calico Weapon System.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the opening credits a gun is fired in a closeup. The muzzle fire is visible, but the gun never cocks back.

Movie Connections:

References Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Bang bang pow pow

It would be interesting to count the number of rounds fired in this film. It is a gun freak's delight. And after almost two hours of bang bang and pow pow, we wonder why there is a problem with violence in our society. Even more offensive is the fact that this movie, shot in Vancouver with the involvement of Corus Entertainment and the Canadian Movie Network, is subsidized by the Canadian government! There is no mention of Vancouver. It's all about US senators and the CIA and Los Angeles. Bad enough when the Americans come up here and use Canadian cities as stand ins for theirs. But when craven Canadian film makers do it themselves, pandering to the US market and being timidly embarrassed about their own country, it's embarrassing and pitiful. Is there any other country in the world with so little cinematic backbone? The story is the usual good guys bad guys confrontation. It would be forgettable enough but the cinematography people were allowed to go berserk with totally needless attempts at "creativity." Negative images. Wild jump shots. Excessive pans and zooms. It looks like the work of somebody who just bought their first home video camera and is playing with all the "neat" features.