Genre:
Action
Directed
by: Ernie Barbarash
Starring:
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Joe Flanigan, Anna-Louise Plowman
Running
time: 115 minutes
Samson
Gaul (Van Damme) is a mercenary that decided to retire after his mission to
rescue a friend’s kid went awry and some innocent victims were killed. Now a
butcher in Moldova, he spends his day serving meat and drinking. He finally
decides to go back into action after the young daughter of an American MMA fighter
visiting his country for an upcoming fight gets kidnapped.
I
must admit, my expectations were low when I saw this particular title on
Netflix. That being said, I wanted something not too demanding on the brain and
that is what I got. They say Jean-Claude Van Damme can crush nuts with his butt
cheeks. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt on that one, but making an
Oscar-winning film he will not do.
6
Bullets is your typical Van Damme vehicle. Lots of fast-paced action, fights
scenes and guns shooting. The protagonist shows some vulnerability, but
overcomes. This movie covers a very real issue in human trafficking and modern
day slavery, but they are not aiming at your brain too much in doing so. They
tug at the heart-strings a bit, but some of the tricks used to do that are very
cheesy.
All
things considered, 6 Bullets is entertaining. It is the type of movie where you
want justice to prevail and the good guy to win. It offers some nice plot twists
towards the middle and managed to keep me on the edge of my seat. I was not
asking for much more. Not a grand movie that will change film history, but some
good entertainment for a night where you want to shut your brain off.
Rating: «««
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