Rating: R
Movie Release Date: October 8, 2009
DVD Release Date: October 20, 2009
Plot 411: Every seven years a tournament of the world's best assassins is held for money and pride.
Review: From what I can tell, this is a straight-to-DVD affair starring Kelly Hu (Lai Lai), Ving Rhames (Joshua) and Robert Carlyle (Father MacAvoy). Seven years ago, Joshua participated in and won the tournament of assassins. He was the last man standing and walked away with the money. Now, seven years later, he enters the tournament for a different reason - to avenge the murder of his wife and unborn child. Lai Lai and 28 other of the world's best are also playing the game, and they eliminate each other until there is only one left standing. The man running the show uses all kinds of high tech gadgets to monitor the players from a confined room where others bet on the winner. When unsuspecting Catholic priest Father MacAvoy gets caught up in the game, Lai Lai attempts to keep him safe while avoiding her own elimination. As far as action thrillers go, this one is not bad. There are some terrific special effects as you can imagine since there are 30 people's deaths up for grabs. A lot of the kills are creatively done, which makes the effects that much more awesome. From sniper shots to face-to-face battles, this movie offers up some kick-ass ass kicking. The plot is nonexistent and is just in place to set up the next kill. Still, isn't that just what we want? Also in this film is Ian Somerhalder.
Movie Release Date: October 8, 2009
DVD Release Date: October 20, 2009
Plot 411: Every seven years a tournament of the world's best assassins is held for money and pride.
Review: From what I can tell, this is a straight-to-DVD affair starring Kelly Hu (Lai Lai), Ving Rhames (Joshua) and Robert Carlyle (Father MacAvoy). Seven years ago, Joshua participated in and won the tournament of assassins. He was the last man standing and walked away with the money. Now, seven years later, he enters the tournament for a different reason - to avenge the murder of his wife and unborn child. Lai Lai and 28 other of the world's best are also playing the game, and they eliminate each other until there is only one left standing. The man running the show uses all kinds of high tech gadgets to monitor the players from a confined room where others bet on the winner. When unsuspecting Catholic priest Father MacAvoy gets caught up in the game, Lai Lai attempts to keep him safe while avoiding her own elimination. As far as action thrillers go, this one is not bad. There are some terrific special effects as you can imagine since there are 30 people's deaths up for grabs. A lot of the kills are creatively done, which makes the effects that much more awesome. From sniper shots to face-to-face battles, this movie offers up some kick-ass ass kicking. The plot is nonexistent and is just in place to set up the next kill. Still, isn't that just what we want? Also in this film is Ian Somerhalder.
Watch It: Definitely for all the action set pieces and the quirky characters.
Skip It: Because, really, if you want blood and guts you can just turn on your TV and watch the news.
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