Director Mark Savage clearly should stick to interviews and not try to make faux feature films. This film started out ok but after I saw Killian's character running around the woods with an air rifle (I think a Crossman pump-up .177 that you can buy at Walmart for about $40), was when he lost me.
He, as with most directors of this day are completely clueless when it comes to reality, like the hitman or cop that has to "jack" a round into their automatic pistol or pump shotgun in order to use it in the heat of the moment. What hitman, criminal, or cop carries an unloaded weapon??? And then, he uses that air rifle, with simulated muzzle flashes and recoil to tap a guy in the chest or shoot an atv to leave a HUGE hole in both.
Savage would be better served by being an armorer in an Alec Baldwin feature.
Plot summary
A team of thieves regroup at a rural cabin after a diamond heist goes bad, resulting in many deaths. One of them, for reasons known only to him, poisons the others and runs off with the loot as well as the boss's daughter. The boss orders the others to go after them and bring back the diamonds and his daughter alive, but as for the man, "bring him back dead."
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August 01, 2022 at 04:36 PM
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Mark Savage has no clue.
Risk of the Job
A jewelry store robbery goes bad, but they do get away with the diamonds. One of the robbers wants all the diamonds for himself, which turns out to be about everyone as the killing starts.
One of the robbers (Ryan M. Shaw) was used as a punching bag for no reason other than being annoying. Katie Keene provides eye candy. The plot and script was as bad as the acting. One you can avoid and not miss anything.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
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A violent gang of crooks gets the word that after a botched heist that they must find and eliminate the man who betrayed them and stole the money.
Louis Mandylor plays Trent, the leader of the gang, Daniel Baldwin is the shady man known as Boothe and Gary Daniels -- yes, the direct to video action star! -- is as close to a hero -- well, maybe not -- as this movie gets as Alex, the wheel man upset that a diamond heist has ended up with dead innocent people.
Now the hot-headed Killian (Ryan M. Shaw), the injured Geoff (LeJon Woods), Alex, Zarina (Zhuzha Akova) and Hayden (Chris Torem) head to get their money, but things go even worse from there.
Directed by Mark Savage -- who made Painkiller last year -- from a script by Ben Demaree and a story by Jeff Miller, this movie takes its low budget and reminds you of the crime and martial arts movies we rented when we could still go to a physical store and get five movies for five dollars.
I'm all for more Gary Daniels. I've been a fan since Fist of the North Star.