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A rather moderate B-movie. They made action movies like this in the 80' with the dozen. I think nowadays it's a new hype to gather all the old action heroes who are thinking about their retirement plan already in a movie (Other examples are Expendables and The Last stand). Dolf Lundgren still speaks as slow as a snail and Steve Austin still looks like a walking wardrobe, Louis XIV style or so. The action was sometimes very fake and the story with the blood type was far-fetched and unbelievable. Like Dolf said: "The chance of finding a match is almost non-existent ..." but accidentally Steve is in the neighborhood. And they know each other from the past ... what a coincidence. An unfortunate spectacle and probably the last feats of arms in cinematic terms of both gentlemen! PS. I've always wanted to know how the mechanism of a bowling alley worked in reality. At least something I've learned of this movie ! More reviews at http://opinion-as-a-moviefreak.blogspot.be/

Plot: A courier for a local crime lord must deliver a mysterious package while being chased by a horde of unusual gangsters. This was very disappointing to me, especially having Lundgren and Austin in a movie together would've been great, but the problem is the story is not very interesting, the writing is sub-par at best, the action is lackluster compared to their other films, and worst of all its just boring. Austin and Lundgren do fine with what they do, but they aren't given much along with the rest of the cast. The villains are very one note and one dimensional. I'm glad the writer would then write the John Wick films which definitely improved his writing and gave the heroes and villains depth and motivations. If you're a fan of either Lundgren or Austin, avoid it at all costs watch Hunt to Kill for Austin and Skin Trade for Dolph, they are more worth your time and they deliver what you want.

I don't go out of my way to see a Steve Austin movie and he does enough of them. I'm an 80's action junkie so I sat down to watch this strictly because Dolph Lundgren was in it. Sadly, he isn't in it much so you know how bad a movie this must be when Lundren is your star power cameo. The script tries honestly enough and the main character is actually a pretty good anti hero but the script doesn't give up enough to make this last for a feature length film. It drags and drags and drags some more. The fights are WWE style in true Austin fashion and the action scenes are basically okay but very, very choreographed and therefore look hokey. A fight just past the middle of the film breaks out in a very clean back alley with inexplicable sparks spouting from some sort of welding machine. It just looks cheesy. I can't really go on and on about how bad a movie it is because honestly you really can't help but know exactly what you're in for. It delivers what any person who loves Steve Austin movies would enjoy so I can't fault it for that. I thought it dragged, was far too long, very campy, and barely watchable but I could understand if a WWE fan or a Steve Austin fan would think it was fun. The saving grace for the movie is actually Lundgren's sadistic "German" as he's known but he's very underused which is unfortunate. Steve Austin isn't a bad actor. I don't think he has quite the chemistry on screen of Dwayne Johnson but he does an alright job. His anti-hero character is surprisingly pretty well developed and he does well in the brooding hero role and actually shows some depth of character considering the film is anything but deep. Dolph Lundgren is really more or less a big cameo. He has a few significant scenes but I actually thought he was really good. No one does a brooding psychopath like Lundgren. Don't get me wrong, its not an award winning performance but it was decent, fans of his won't be disappointed other than the fact that there was not enough of him or his character. The supporting cast are all forgettable. No one is really awful but no one stands out whatsoever. Much of the line delivery is incredibly cheesy but that could be the fault of the script moreso than the cast. As a struggling writer, it kills me when I see someone write something like this that actually gets made into a film and likely made them six figures, or at least five figures. Derek Kolstad has two films to his credit, both of them Lundgren movies and both of them cheap cheesy TV type quality films. Add in director Jesse Johnson who seems to make a living at this type of film and you have exactly what you need to know to have expectations for this film. The story is ridiculous and overblown for being a silly action flick with very little direction. The music and sound effects in the background are over dramatic and ridiculous. I stuck with it mostly to see the inevitable final battle between Austin and Lundgren and it was completely unsatisfying and made me want to watch something superior with them in it (Expendables) This one is only for those looking for a completely dim witted action flick with some okay stunts and action scenes. Otherwise its DOA. 3/10