The actual movie was nothing like the trailer.

MJW was great in every aspect but the storyline and the presentation was garbage.

Many, too many scene doesn't make sense and lack of basic logic.

Spoiler alert.

-bullet proof house, okay sure, but no bullet holes on windows or any mark on anywhere?? Where can i buy those windows

-professional hitman? I will snipe one with a crossbow and the other one will come close to the house with no weapons, no sidearm, no knife on him. After all, no one can open the door and shoot him, it's perfectly safe. Amazing place to force a fight scene.

-driving scene mostly fake, done with photoshop. How much it cost to actually drive around?

-kidnappers let you talk on the phone and send GPS data -pretend to type on phones was very dumb -the 2 guards on the tower was killed like 3 times each -everyone has M16 without any tactical attachment, probably got a batch of toys in the second hand props shop -blood pack too expensive, let's photoshop some bullet wounds.

-most actors talk like a robot, with no emotions -15 cartel guys, only one has a pistol. He dies, no one pickup his pistol, what else can go wrong?

-shoot 2 cartel, out of ammo, force a machete fight. Do you even check your ammo before fighting 15 people? And where is your sidearm? Who goes to the lion's dent with only 2 bullets?

-goes to the villa with a big shield, got shot, drops the shield, leave the shield on the ground. What, one time disposable shield?

-guard this windows with this M16. Wait, where did you found a sniper shotgun, didn't like your long rifle?

-the girl has like nothing to do with the progression of the story.

I can go on and on with more scenes that doesn't make any sense.

In conclusion, the movie was very poorly made with budget allocated to the wrong place. The story is not intriguing, the presentation was bad and the trailer was a scam. Unless you really like the actor, don't waste anytime on it. I wish i can get my time back. A student director could of done a better job.

There's no way I should've enjoyed this as much as I did, but to my surprise, this was one of the better B films I've seen in a very long time, especially comparing this to the other MJW film I saw yesterday - The Island 2023, which was atrocious and I rated that one 3/10. This was old-school action and entertainment, and fun from start to end.

I guess MJW has a hidden talent for writing, because there was actually an engaging, suspenseful and entertaining story in this film - and bonus points for some actual legit laugh out loud comedy. Fairly newb director R. Ellis Frazier certainly had many rookie mistakes in this film, but still managed to assemble an entertaining viewing. We don't get to see MJW all out kick-butt the entire time, but he still delivered on the action and thrills either with fists, kicks or guns.

Sure the story may have been a little cheesy, but it was the good expensive tasty cheese. It also had many cliches from past great films, but they were genre-mixed and used effectively. The action was well choreographed and well shot. All casting and performances were mostly convincing, and it was great to see Mandylor and Berenger do their thing. Pacing was spot-on and every scene had a purpose, so the 89 min runtime flew by, and I actually wanted more. It's a well deserved 8/10 from me, a definite recommend, and I'd have no problem seeing this again with friends.