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Storyline
A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. When the negotiations go awry, Kearney flees, with Z's son in tow. Written by
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To live a life of his own, he has to die first.
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Details
Release Date:
17 November 2007 (Japan)
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Box Office
Budget:
$22,000,000
(estimated)
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Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Trivia
Initially, the film was going to be released theatrically by Warner Bros., who have a first look deal with Millennium Films, but after the film tested poorly, WB decided to pass. Sony picked it up as a direct-to-video feature.
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Goofs
At the ranch, one of the characters refers to a horse as the progeny of Red Rum. Red Rum did not sire any offspring as he was a gelding.
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Quotes
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first lines]
Jorge Escobar:
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throwing down photo]
This guy is perfect. His name is Tim Kearney, three-time loser from Palm Dale.
Tad Gruzsa:
Definitely a resemblance. Family?
Jorge Escobar:
Mom's dead, dad split.
Tad Gruzsa:
Uncles, aunts, brothers, sister?
Jorge Escobar:
Tim's an only child. On his own since he was 15.
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Soundtracks
Thing About Me
Written by David Dearmon
Performed by
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There is nothing much to be too excited of at this movie, but still entertaining. I wonder why it made its way to the silver screen because it's not better than dozens of Straight to Video productions. Storywise, you will get nothing more than you'd also get if you rent a Jean-Claude Van Damme Film. Same goes for "character development". There are some nice shootouts and fights, but nothing remarkable. It sometimes feels as if you were watching a film from the seventies: there is nothing really stylish or spectacular in the action scenes. Although it feels good to see movie that doesn't use the much common and enough-seen style of today's action flicks, the way this film shows the action seems out-dated. Also the film's pace should be higher, again it feels 70s-ish. As usual these days, there are some nice twists and turns in the story. Paul Walker does a decent job, but not as convincing as in "Running Scared". Laurence Fishburne he fails to put any life in his bad guy role. I am not impressed of Olivia Wilde in the leading female role. At least she tries hard to be more than decorative. 5/10