Swelter (2014)

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.

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