The Russian Specialist (2005)
The Russian Specialist (2005)
TOMATOMETER
——
——
AUDIENCE SCORE
Critic Consensus: No consensus yet.
The Russian Specialist Videos & Photos
Movie Info
The muscle-bound Swedish screen icon Dolph Lundgren, who rose to fame as boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV and held the title role in The Punisher, makes his sophomore directorial effort with the straight-to-video actioner The Russian Specialist (aka The Mechanik), a U.S./German co-production. Nick Cherenko (Lundgren), a Soviet Special Forces agent living and working in Russia, must flee the country when bloodthirsty gangsters massacre his wife and child. On the lam with his safety on the line, … More
| Rating: | R (strong bloody violence, language, some sexuality and drug use) |
| Genre: | Drama, Action & Adventure |
| Directed By: | Dolph Lundgren |
| Written By: | Bryan Edward Hill, Dolph Lundgren |
| In Theaters: | Oct 3, 2005 Wide |
| On DVD: | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Runtime: |
People Who Like this movie also like
Cast
as Nick Cherenko
as William Burton
as Sasha
as Julia
as Achmed
as Yuri
as Serie
as Alexi
as Pavel
as Leo
as Alina
as Vanya
as Mary Abramoff
as Victor Chertoff
as Misha
as Alla
as Vladimir
as Natalya
as Garage Boss
as Thug
as Counter Girl
as Doorman No. 1
as Doorman No. 2
as Man No. 1
as Man No. 2
as German Man No. 1
as Dimitri
as Gypsy Father
as Luda
as Masha
as John Ridley
as Pushkin
as Hooker
as Barry
as Taxi Driver
as Cocaine Girlfriend
as Nevski
as The German
as Doctor
as Luva
as Thug
Friend Ratings
No Friends? Inconceivable! Log in to see what your friends have to say.
LoginCritic Reviews for The Russian Specialist
All Critics (1) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (1) | DVD (2)
Ultimately, The Russian Specialist isn't quite as effective as its premise might've indicated...
Audience Reviews for The Russian Specialist
An awesome and sensational action-packed thrill-ride. It's hard-boiled, stylish, thrilling and well-crafted from its star. Dolph Lundgren is terrific, he delivers a great performance and crafts a great action film showing great promise as a director. A great piece of revenge cinema. It's wickedly cool and exhilarating from beginning to end. It truly is one of Lundgren's best films yet. It's explosive, exciting and adrenaline-pumping. It explodes with pulse-pounding action in intense doses. It's sharp, stunning, riveting and surprisingly emotionally effective. An nail-biting and powerful edge of your seat action-thriller that packs a wallop.
Super Reviewer
Surprisingly good B action movie with poor man dolph doing would he does best! The acting is very good for this type of movie with some excellant action shoot outs.Dont get me wrong its is your grade B stuff and looks it too bujt dolph who directs this this does a descent job .Worth a look if you like these type of action movies because for a change this a very good stuff!
Super Reviewer
Wicked awesome Dolph Lundgren movie. Lots of shootouts, nods to westerns, pretentious direction (from the big guy himself), Dolph as a Russian again, and a good linear story. My one gripe (and constant source of entertainment) are the wardrobe choices for Dolph at key points in the movie (he's wearing some kind of hat that looks like he got it @ the kids table at Long John Silvers in the beginning, and he's wearing this skin tight sleeveless mechanics uniform in another scene); however, the gripes aren't major. In all fairness, I honestly think this was theater-quality, with how well put together it was. With his directorial efforts, he obviously puts a lot of care into the quality control. A great movie for Dolph's longtime DTV fans and those who want to see some old fashioned ass-kicking.
Discussion Forum
Discuss The Russian Specialist on our Movie forum!
