Ignition (2001)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Yves Simoneau

Writer:

William Davies (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 January 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Action

Tagline:

He thought he was protecting her life. Instead he was saving America.

Plot:

A web of intrigue and conspiracy lies beneath the euphoria as the U.S. is about to put a man on the moon for the first time in over thirty years. |

Plot Keywords:

Launching Pad | Golf Cart | Gagged And Bound | Bodyguard | U.S. Space Program

Cast

Bill Pullman	...	Deputy Marshal Conor Gallagher
Lena Olin	...	Judge Faith Mattis
Colm Feore	...	Gen. Joel MacAteer
Peter Kent	...	Major Brunson
Barbara Eve Harris	...	Lt. Kayla Rayne
Nicholas Lea	...	Peter Scanlon
Hrothgar Mathews	...	Sgt. Douglas Penabad
Roger Dunn	...	Agent Debakker
Benjamin Ratner	...	Agent Webber
Lori Ann Triolo	...	Russo's Ex-Wife (as Lori Triolo)
John Kapelos	...	Conor's Lawyer
Michael Ironside	...	Jake Russo
Scott Hylands	...	Carlsen
Danielle Juilfs	...	Ella Gallagher
Paul Magel	...	Justin

Also Known As:

Kingdom Come (USA) (working title)
Mise à feu (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

99 min | Spain:96 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Germany:16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

GFT Entertainment

Quotes:

Conor Gallagher: [referring to the front door] Really? Was it open?
Faith Mattis: I knocked like three times.
Conor Gallagher: I didn't think I'd left it open.
Faith Mattis: I'm sorry. The washing machine guy let me in.
Conor Gallagher: Well, the washing machine guy had no business doing that.
Repairman: Hey, machine's been shot.
Conor Gallagher: Why do you think you're here - to answer the door?
Repairman: Shooting's not covered by the warranty, sir.

Better than I thought it would be

Ignition is not the best movie I've ever seen. On the other hand, it's not the worst movie I've ever seen either. The film's plot is at least plausible; particularly in today's atmosphere of terrorism and the military's ever growing power to `contain' it. One can imagine a rouge military officer or two taking matters into their own hands so as to `do their duty'.

As for the acting in the film, again, not the best, but not the worst. Bill Pullman plays `Conner Gallagher' the rough around the edges body guard, and Lena Olin plays `Faith Mattis' the federal judge Gallagher is assigned to protect. Both Pullman and Olin turn in descent performances. As for the rest of the cast, well, the acting goes steadily down hill form there. As with any B-movie like Ignition, checking your sense of reality at the door helps one enjoy the movie. However with some B-flicks, no amount of imagination can make the movie watchable. Ignition is certainly at least one cut above that kind of movie. And, in fact, it might even be a bit better than that.

Over all, if you don't have anything better to do, watch it. You might like it.