Mercenary for Justice (2006) (V)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Don E. FauntLeRoy

Writer:

Steve Collins (written by)

Release Date:

25 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

This time, he's not for hire.

Plot:

A mercenary gets involved in a mission that threatens the lives of his kin. In order to succeed, he must break into one of the most wellguarded prisons in Eastern Europe and free the son of the most notorious drug lord in the world today.

Plot Keywords:

Mercenary | Drug Lord | Cash In Suitcase

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	John Seeger
Jacqueline Lord	...	Maxine Barnol
Roger Guenveur Smith	...	Anthony Chapel
Luke Goss	...	John Dresham
Michael K. Williams	...	Samuel Kay (as Michael Kenneth Williams)
Adrian Galley	...	Bulldog
Langley Kirkwood	...	Kruger (as Langley Jack Kirkwood)
Vivian Bieldt	...	Dekerk
Verity Price	...	Female Assistant
Bruce Young	...	Chief of Police Malik
Peter Butler	...	Ahmet Dasan
Farouk Valley-Omar	...	Elder Butler (as Fahruq Valley-Omar)
Tumi Mogoje	...	Eddie Jones
Faye Peters	...	Shondra Jones
Zaa Nkweta	...	Radio Jones (as Zaa Nikweta)

Also Known As:

Mercenary (International: English title)
Repentance (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

91 min | Argentina:96 min

Country:

Aruba | USA | South Africa

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | Canada:18A | Finland:K-15 | UK:18 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Italy:T | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Millennium Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After the rest room fight when Bulldog walks in and the camera pans around at all the destruction, you can hear a bolt being pulled from behind the wall, and see the wall move, as a urinal comes loose and falls to the floor.

Quotes:

Chapel: I don't touch a gun. And guns don't touch me. That's why I'm still alive.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Making 'Mercenary for Justice' (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Search for Convict

Oh my God! Its Robert Loggia! Or not...

I will have to view this film again to see how the story really comes across. Because it sure was a mess to follow throughout the entire movie. However its Seagal, and Seagal films are never much for great stories. Some of them have been OK, but not great.

Seagal, the action star that would be mistaken for a less fat John Goodman, is hired by a billionaire to kidnap a French embassy official. Then he get betrayed by somebody in the CIA, co-operating with arms dealers. His friend is killed and the widow is kidnapped to force Seagal's hand. So chubby Seagal gets off his butt and fights.

The story is convoluted and mixed up. Sometimes Segal comes across with a good voice, then he reverts to his 'whisper speak' and you have to turn up the volume to hear him. (That was a huge problem if you have ever watched "Flight of Fury (2007)").

Overall, the acting is decent, the story almost un-followable, and the action is good. Seagal gets to go his 'karate chop' and break urinals. So it was entertaining. Worth a look. "B-"