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The Mechanik (2005)

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User Rating: 5.6/10 (1,135 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Dolph Lundgren
Writers:
Bryan Edward Hill (screenplay)
Dolph Lundgren (story)
Release Date:
2 November 2006 (United Arab Emirates) more view trailer
Genre:
Action | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
They took his family. Now he's out for revenge.
Plot:
Nick Cherenko used to be a Spetznaz (Russian Special Forces), but now he lives peaceful with his wife and child... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Round two for Dolph more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dolph Lundgren ... Nikolai Cherenko

Ben Cross ... William Burton
Ivan Petrushinov ... Aleksandr 'Sasha' Popov

Olivia Lee ... Julia Abramoff
Raicho Vasilev ... Achmed (as Raicho Vassilev)
Assen Blatechki ... Yuri
Antony Argirov ... Serie
Valeri Yordanov ... Alexi
Dejan Angelov ... Pavel
Ivaylo Geraskov ... Leo (as Ivailo Geraskov)

Hilda van der Meulen ... Alina Cherenko
Naum Shopov ... Vanya Cherenko
Atanas Srebrev ... John Ridley (as Nasko Srebrev)
Levana Finkelstein ... Mary Abramoff

Nikolai Sotirov ... Victor Chertoff
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Russian Specialist (Canada: English title) (DVD title) (USA) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong bloody violence, language, some sexuality and drug use.
Runtime:
94 min
Country:
Germany | USA
Language:
Russian | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Bulgaria more
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Trivia:
When Dolph Lundgren approached Nu Image films with the wish of directing a second movie, Nu Image agreed, as long as two rules were followed: Lundgren must play the leading man, and the movie must incorporate locations under ownership of Nu image. This second rule meant Lundgren had to write the entire script based fully on the locations given to him by Nu image. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In some scenes the registrations of the cars are Russian, in others they are Bulgarian. more
Quotes:
William Burton: What's your plan?
Nick Cherenko: Kill Them All.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Making of 'The Mechanik' (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Do I more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Round two for Dolph, 25 June 2006
7/10
Author: davideo-2 from Birmingham,England

STAR RATING: ***** The Works **** Just Misses the Mark *** That Little Bit In Between ** Lagging Behind * The Pits

In his native Russia, Nick Cherenko (Dolph Lundgren- is this a sequel/prelude to Red Scorpion?) was a Special Forces Soldier with a wife and son until they were brutally murdered by Russian gangsters. After taking revenge on those responsible, with too many bad memories floating around he flees his homeland and goes to work in Los Angeles as a humble car mechanic. Until one day he is approached by a wealthy woman who's daughter has been kidnapped. She wants him to go in and rescue her. At first he is uninterested...until he learns the identity of the kidnapper, the head gangster he didn't manage to kill.

As a director, Dolph seems keen to tell his stories from a more human, realistic angle than from a sensationalist, fantastical Hollywood sort of way. It's a gambit that will work with some and not with others, but I think both sides can agree he certainly has a flair for directing action scenes, and giving them a hard-edged, blood-soaked feel, which this film clearly shows.

Like The Defender, The Russian Specialist is not one I'd rush out to see again, simply because it plays out in a standard and formula sort of way with little to make it really stand out. But if you're looking for an undemanding, blood-thirsty action thriller, Lundgren-style, you've certainly got what you payed for with The Russian Specialist. ***

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