Assassination Games
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Director Ernie Barbarash Music director Neal Acree Writer Aaron Rahsaan Thomas Language English | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Action, Thriller Duration Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date July 29, 2011 (2011-07-29) Executive producers Jean-Claude Van Damme, Nick Thurlow, Gregory M. Walker, Mike Callaghan, Reuben Liber Cast Jean-Claude Van Damme (Vincent Brazil), Scott Adkins (Roland Flint), Kevin Chapman (Culley), Ivan Kaye (Polo Yakur), Valentin Teodosiu (Blanchard), Alin Panc (Kovacs)Similar movies Blackhat , Salt , Looper , Independence Day , The Collector , The Mist Tagline Twice the fire... double the power! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Two rival assassins (Jean-Claude Van Damme, Scott Adkins) form an uneasy alliance to take down a DEA-backed drug cartel.
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Assassination Games is a 2011 American action film directed by Ernie Barbarash, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Scott Adkins. The film was released in the United States on July 29, 2011.
Brazil (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint (Scott Adkins) left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same coldblooded drug dealer, both Brazil and Flint want him dead – one for the money, the other for revenge. With crooked Interpol agents and vicious members of the criminal underworld hot on their trail, these two assassins reluctantly join forces to quickly take out their target before they themselves are terminated.
Plot
After a drug dealer puts his wife in a coma, assassin Flint retires. When a contract is put out on the drug dealer, Flint comes out of retirement, only to find that another assassin, Brazil, is also on the job due to the money. The two assassins reluctantly partner in order to combat corrupt Interpol agents and gangsters.
Cast
Production
Assassination Games began development under the working title The Weapon with Russel Mulcahy attached to direct. Initially Steven Seagal had signed on to star alongside Van Damme. After Seagal dropped out of the role, Vinnie Jones was considered to replace Steven Seagal, though the role eventually went to Scott Adkins. Shooting took place in Bucharest, Romania, and New Orleans, Louisiana.
Release
The film had a limited release on July 29, 2011. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the DVD in the United States on September 6, 2011, and in the United Kingdom on October 10, 2011.
Similar Movies
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Scott Adkins appear in Assassination Games and The Shepherd: Border Patrol. Jean-Claude Van Damme and Bianca Bree appear in Assassination Games and Six Bullets. Jean-Claude Van Damme appears in Assassination Games and Pound of Flesh. Jean-Claude Van Damme appears in Assassination Games and Double Impact. Jean-Claude Van Damme appears in Assassination Games and Replicant.
Reception
IGN gave the film a 6 out of 10 stars and wrote, "If you need a quick dose of action, Assassination Games should do the trick. Dont expect a masterpiece and you should walk away moderately pleased with the experience". Rohit Rao of DVD Talk rated it 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Van Damme and Adkins show up to the party, game for anything, but director Ernie Barbarash insists on weighing them down with a convoluted script that mistakes meanness for grit." Gabe Toro of Indiewire rated it C and wrote, "The fight choreography doesn’t lift this effort above Van Damme’s usual direct-to-DVD offerings, but it does prove that there are still filmmakers who understand how to shoot action." Ike Oden of DVD Verdict described it as "a cheesy, pretentious, and poorly paced action film with a jet black nihilistic streak".
References
Assassination Games WikipediaAssassination Games IMDb Assassination Games themoviedb.org