ChanFamous
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
Billie Morin
This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
Gary
The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.
Phillida
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
stephengarner-89560
Now This Film I Bought On DVD Because It Had Gary Daniels In IT The Star Of The Great Riot So I Knew There Was Going To Be A lot Of Fighting And I Was Not Wrong So The Acting Was Not Great But People Its The Action We Bought This For And There Were A Lot Of Fighting In It Good Fighting And Boy Did Gary Daniels Kick AS Yes He Did So Buy This Movie Thank You
zardoz-13
An assassin searches for redemption in London after he accidentally kills a pregnant woman in "Instant Death" director Ara Paiaya's gutsy actioneer "Skin Traffik" with martial artist Gary Daniels supported by a solid cast of veterans, including Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Mickey Rourke, Jeff Fahey, and Eric Roberts. This slickly-made, contemporary action thriller qualifies as standard-issue stuff, but Paiaya has a knack for choreographing exciting close-quarter combat scenes with lots of gratuitous gunfire. Gary Daniels is solidly cast as Bradley, and he kicks ass and shoots bad guys galore. Mind you, the villains are a vicious lot, but Bradley also has to worry about a tough cop, Detective Brooks (Jerry Anderson of "Instant Death"), who is on his trail. After he kills the pregnant girl by accident, Bradley decides to help a couple of prostitutes from their abusive pimps. This madness escalates in Adam Davidson's complicated, globe-trotting screenplay when Bradley learns that the prostitutes are innocent girls sold into modern-day white slavery rings. A well-tailored Eric Roberts plays the chief villain with his usual charismatic flair. There are few surprises in this hard-knuckled melodrama, but Paiaya has delivered a predictable but entertaining shoot'em up with an ending yearning for a sequel. At the rate that he is going Ara Paiaya could turn into a top-flight helmer. Incidentally, he turns up in a peripheral role as a henchman who dies a particularly nasty death.
shawnkatz
It's very rare for me to feel genuine disgust towards the subject matter of a film. Skin Traffik provoked this feeling out of me with it's extremely realistic and well-told story of one man's fight to stop human trafficking with his fists, feet and automatic weapons! Being based on truth and by that I mean scumbag traffickers like this actually exist. The fact plunges further into my stomach, tempting me to spew out in anger. If my past self asked if he should watch this film, I would deem it a necessity. Thus, I give the film my highest honors in the hope of motivating whoever reads these reviews to seek it out and draw this dehumanizing issue into public consciousness. Bad guys need killing and this movie delivers and does everything we could only wish to do. Very satisfying.
j-11770
Skin Traffik excels, unapologetically, at what it seeks to be: a fun, violent action romp, built upon a amazing cast and plenty of action where Bradley (Gary Daniels) kills mobsters, assassins and all the middlemen in between. As for the actual narrative: it's blessedly simplistic and unsophisticated, with no illusions of grandeur: Bradley's hit goes sideways with Vogal (Mickey Rourke) and his old employer (Eric Roberts) wants him dead. He drops out the game and is hiding out in London where he comes across a hooker (Dominique Swain) who needs help. He makes a promise to help her find her little sister and from that point everyone who gets in Bradley's (Gary Daniels) way as he makes his journey of vengeance ends up in a body bag. Simple. The invincible tough-guy archetype and action mixed with the amazing cast of EVERYONE!!!!! which include MICKEY ROURKE, ERIC ROBERTS, DARYL HANNAH, MICHAEL MADSEN, JEFF FAHEY, DOMINIQUE SWAIN, ALAN FORD ! This is an independent film written, produced, directed, filmed, edited, action, fight choreography and co-starring all by one man ARA PAIAYA. The action and cast are the most enjoyable aspects of the film. Paiaya creates both the visual and physical dimensions of the film it's no surprise that the director is able to put together some of the slickest action sequences seen in an independent film with such a high profile cast being a martial arts expert according to IMDb Trivia and looks to have starred in a bunch of low budget DTV chop socky flicks. Certainly a step up from the usual Hollywood shaky cam action fare. The action is very well executed, slick and polished in design. When the violence and action isn't taking place, some good production and set design plus some nice cinematography help keep the eye reasonably satisfied whenever things slow down. It's action, it's British and it has an all star cast not the greatest story in the world but it's a little action gem.