6 Bullets (2012)

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.

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