Genre:
Action
Directed
by: Keith Parmer
Cast:
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Josh Henderson, Brad Carter
Running
time: 96 minutes
Five robbers perpetrated an armed robbery in
a Vegas casino. In the process, one of them was shot in the head and presumed
dead. The other four were captured and sent to jail. The one who was shot was
rescued by a local physician. With no memory of his past as a criminal, he
becomes the sheriff in the small town of Baker. Upon their release from jail,
three members of the gang break out their leader and go on a hunt to find their
former partner and the 10 million dollars they had stolen from that casino.
Their search will lead them to Baker, where a confrontation between the past
and the present is inevitable.
The filmmakers tried to make a gangster movie
with some elements of a western, and the end result is not very satisfying. The
acting was for the most part very bland and uninspired. Even Van Damme, from
which not much is to be expected, has given better performances in the past.
As for the storyline of Swelter, it is thin
and full of holes. It probably melted in the hot California sun, which was an
important character in this film. Overall, this is a very forgettable movie. Do
not bother, unless you are a masochist.
Rating:
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