SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Adeel Hail Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Leofwine_draca This routine adventure yarn stars Dolph Lundgren as an unlucky government agent, assigned to keeping the president's nuclear launch codes safe, who becomes embroiled in a mad soldier's plot to bring revenge to the country which left him for dead in Iraq. Essentially though, it's simply another rehash of DIE HARD, with lots of actionless filler thrown in to pad out the running time and a smattering of good bits to keep you watching. This isn't the best, most original film you'll see but it does pass the time if you're stuck.Things start off on a different tack as Lundgren battles the thieves who have stolen his codes. The first thing to really catch your eye is a jaw-dropping roof-top car chase, which has Lundgren's battered vehicle (more bullet holes in it than bodywork) jumping from building to building with the bad guys in hot pursuit. It all ends in as a big explosion as you can possibly imagine. From then on Lundgren integrates himself into their team (cunningly wearing a balaclava) and it becomes DIE HARD 4.The difference here being that hard-man Lundgren is teamed up with the unlikely Montel Williams, better known as a daytime chat show host. Williams isn't bad in his underwritten sidekick role, but his character is only incidental in the proceedings. It's amusing to watch him play a nice guy though. Lundgren is his usual thuggish self, no worse than Van Damme or Seagal here, and displaying his might in a number of low-budget yet watchable action scenes. Michael Sarrazin is the crazed bad guy with a blind eye, and I thought his war victim was quite pathetic. Roy Scheider puts in his familiar role as the US president (something he's becoming quite adept at) and lends some solid support.The low budget is apparent with the inclusion of a number of cheesy computer-animated scenes showing the missile flying through space and the earth's atmosphere. These aren't that poor but definitely don't pass for real. There are a couple of gun and fist-fights thrown in to keep things moving along, and my favourite scene has Lundgren dispatch a bad guy in his way via an axe to the stomach. The ending, where Williams and Lundgren race against time to stop the countdown while the power keeps cutting out, is surprisingly suspenseful and had me on the edge of my seat - although when you think about it the outcome is obvious. All in all this isn't a bad DIE HARD clone, and I fairly enjoyed it despite the many shortcomings.

pgspat Can somebody who liked the movie please explain: - Okay so the military drops at least 2 smart bombs when they open one of the silo holes.... but at the end of the movie Dolph and Montel crawl out to greet the press and no visible damage??? - The bad guy is seconds from having his goal of blowing up Washington but for some unknown reason he uncuffs himself from the code suitcase and falls to his death.... thus allowing Dolph time to run to the lab and stop the bomb from exploding... gave me a headache trying to make sense of that - Dolph and one of the bad guys are fighting under one of the missiles when it launches and sprays them with superheated fiery compressed flaming exhaust ..... but Dolph picks himself up and fights on - the bad guy demands the poor President (that guy from Jaws)shoot himself on national TV in the graveyard.... but the gun on the headstone is full of blanks... so why not have a secret service guy bump off the President if it would save the country??? - I guess a nuclear bomb exploding in South Dakota was no big deal... just a warning... nothing real important - the rooftop car chase was interesting - at least have Dolph take his shirt off and show us his body

callanvass This is a great Lundgren film, with a very cool cast and awesome performances all around. It's very exciting and all the characters were awesome, and the finale was excellent, plus Dolph Lundgren is simply amazing in this!. Lundgren and Montel Williams had great chemistry together, and the character development was pretty good, plus Michael Sarrazin is very menacing as the main villain!. It's very well made, and it boasts some extremely awesome car chase sequences, plus the ending is pretty cool!. It's a great Die Hard clone, and the film is exciting throughout, plus i was very impressed by the action sequences!. Dolph seemed to be having fun with his character, and Dolph as always had some really cool one liners, plus Roy Scheider is fantastic as the President!. I usually enjoy any Dolph film, and this one is no different plus, it was just a lot of fun to watch!. This is a great Lundgren film, with a very cool cast and awesome performances all around, i highly recommend this one!. The Direction is very good. Frédéric Forestier does a very good job here, with great camera work, cool angles, great shots during the action scenes, and keeping the film at a very fast pace!. There is a little bit of blood and violence. We get lots of very bloody gunshot wounds,gory wounds and some blood splatter. The Acting is fantastic!. Dolph Lundgren is AMAZING as always, and is amazing here, he is extremely likable, hilarious had great chemistry with Montel Williams, seemed to be having a lot of fun with his character, and was just tons of fun to watch!. (Dolph Rules!).Montel Williams is surprisingly great here, he was pretty funny had great chemistry with Lundgren, and really did a great job i was impressed!. Michael Sarrazin is excellent as the main villain and was very menacing he was cool. Roy Scheider is amazing as always, and was fantastic in his screen time as the President he rocked! (Scheider rules).Monika Schnarre is gorgeous and did good in her scenes Rest of the cast to fine. Overall i highly recommend this one!. ***1/2 out of 5

Scott-8 I don't know who I felt sorry for more in this movie, Roy Scheider or Dolph Lundgren. Roy Scheider was a one time big box office star who's now appearing in low budget action films. Dolph Lundgren aspired to rise above B action movies and I heard he even quit movies a few years ago out of disgust, only to return to yet another low budget role.Roy plays the president, and speaks in a delicate southern accent that seems completely out of character for him. Dolph plays the hero (natch) but he's showing his age and looks really silly when he runs.The movie? Mix together the last several straight to video action dramas you've seen. Everything from the camera angle to the canned music soundtrack seems like stuff you've seen dozens of times. I'm beginning to wonder if movies like this don't all come from a parallel universe where things happen the way they do on screen, they all seem like they have interchangeable parts and were made by the same person.