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Steven Seagal | ... | ||
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Dan Badarau | ... |
Dimitri
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Darren Shahlavi | ... | ||
D. Neil Mark | ... |
Steve
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George Remes | ... |
Ronnie
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Claudiu Bleont | ... |
Sorin
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Madalina Mariescu | ... |
Tami
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Calin Puia | ... |
Christian
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Cosmina Pasarin | ... | ||
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Alexandra Coman | ... |
Dorina
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Oana Jidoveanu | ... |
Tatia
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Izabela Onicioiu | ... |
Rachel
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Karl Baker | ... |
Adrian
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Stefan Iancu | ... |
Dimitri's Son
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Constantin Barbulescu | ... |
Gall
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A hard core Interpol Agent is assigned to an Eastern European task force to target gun trafficking and dope running throughout the Balkans. While investigating a Russian gun dealer, his team is caught in a bloody street war between a Gypsy gang and the Russians, leaving one task force member dead. Fueled with vengeance, he leads us on an action packed thrill ride while avenging his friend's death. Written by anonymous
Another ill-distinguished action odyssey from big man Seagal, in which an age-old storyline involving rival gangs of gangsters and one dedicated cop is spoiled by dumbass direction and some of the worst editing you'll ever witness. Yes, it's another low rent movie in which a great deal of could-have-been-good action scenes are spoiled by dizzyingly bad, sea-sickening cutting.
Seagal has more of a hand in this than usual, having written and produced as well as starred (although, as is the norm for the actor these days, sometimes the hand isn't his own: the body and voice doubles are back in force). This time around he's an imported American cop, wearing a flak jacket and leading a police squad through some grimy streets in scenes probably inspired by his own TV show, STEVEN SEAGAL: LAWMAN. Along the way he contends with Brando-lookalike Russian mafia man Dimitri and a particularly vicious rapist/murderer gypsy.
The supporting cast and locales are entirely Romanian, and a great deal of scenes take place in strip joints where women parade around in their next-to-nothings and Seagal glowers at anyone who comes close. There are the requisite goons to be dealt with, along with walking clichés (the partner who finds out he's about to become a dad) and a 20 year-old girlfriend who awkwardly frolics with the star in the sack at one stage. Not a good look, man.