A discharged U.S. Special Forces sergeant, James Harper, risks everything for his family when he joins a private contracting organization.A discharged U.S. Special Forces sergeant, James Harper, risks everything for his family when he joins a private contracting organization.A discharged U.S. Special Forces sergeant, James Harper, risks everything for his family when he joins a private contracting organization.
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- TriviaThe music played in the background on Rusty's ranch is Kiefer Sutherland's own music from his country band.
- GoofsAn honorably discharged service member cannot lose vested benefits without a lengthy administrative process. James' CO couldn't strip him of those benefits. The whole premise of the movie is fantasy.
- Crazy creditsThe title is displayed rather subtly at 1'30" when James starts cleaning his piece.
- ConnectionsReferenced in 420 Awards - 5th Annual Event (2023)
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Slowburning Jason Bourne Clone. The action starts at about 35 minutes after a slowburning introduction, so give it some time...
Obviously a Jason Bourne copycat, but that doesnt mean it is a terrible movie.
The good: I kinda appreciated the slow start, by which I got to know the CHARACTERS. At the start this movie is basically a character drama. But only after 35 minutes or so, the full blown action is unleashed. So give it some time, you'll be rewarded for your patience, OR simply skip the first 35 minutes.
The bad: many will get bored by the slowburning start, but give this story some time to start up.
More bad: there are some credibility issues with the story. For example they raid a laboratory and within minutes the German police is present with full gear. NOT likely to happen for real. But perhaps I am nitpicking...
To conclude, this is NOT as good as any of the Jason Bourne movies, but in lack of any new Jason Bourne movies this will (barely) do,
The story: an American soldier, desperate for money and a family to take care of, hesitatingly agrees to work for a shady private contractor company, becoming a hired gun. Soon he finds out he is being set up and the company that hired him is about to kill him. Will he come out alive?
The good: I kinda appreciated the slow start, by which I got to know the CHARACTERS. At the start this movie is basically a character drama. But only after 35 minutes or so, the full blown action is unleashed. So give it some time, you'll be rewarded for your patience, OR simply skip the first 35 minutes.
The bad: many will get bored by the slowburning start, but give this story some time to start up.
More bad: there are some credibility issues with the story. For example they raid a laboratory and within minutes the German police is present with full gear. NOT likely to happen for real. But perhaps I am nitpicking...
To conclude, this is NOT as good as any of the Jason Bourne movies, but in lack of any new Jason Bourne movies this will (barely) do,
The story: an American soldier, desperate for money and a family to take care of, hesitatingly agrees to work for a shady private contractor company, becoming a hired gun. Soon he finds out he is being set up and the company that hired him is about to kill him. Will he come out alive?
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Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,035,265
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $560,678
- Apr 3, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $2,122,288
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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