The Vector File (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Eliot Christopher

Writers:

Ian McFadyen (screenplay)
Ian McFadyen (story)

Release Date:

10 October 2002 (France)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Some days...everyone really is out to get you...

Plot:

A geo-political thriller where Gerry Anderson finds that sometimes, everybody really is out to get you...

Plot Keywords:

Boxer Shorts | Underwear | Deoxyribonucleic Acid | Russian Mafia | Bed

Cast

Casper Van Dien	...	Gerry
Catherine Oxenberg	...	Margaret
India Oxenberg	...	Mattie
Timothy Balme	...	Paul (as Tim Balme)
Katherine Kennard	...	Sonya
George Henare	...	Detective Ramos
Laurie Foel	...	Helen Burton (as Laurie Foell)
William Wallace	...	Leon
Stephen Hall	...	Elder
David Stott	...	Ken
Chic Littlewood	...	George
Craig Hall	...	Melvin
Paddy Wilson	...	Senior Security Officer
Paul Norell	...	Turgev
Roz Turnbull	...	Stephanie (as Roz Worthington)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and brief language.

Country:

New Zealand | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

Daybreak Pacific

Trivia:

Catherine Oxenberg was five months pregnant with Maya Van Dien. Her first daughter, India Oxenberg, played their daughter in the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Gerry falls in the pool is t-shirt is all wet, when he climbs out to grab the Telescopic pole leaf rake, his t-shirt sleeves are dry and the rest of the t-shirt wet. The following scene it shows his t-shirt all wet again.

Organized crime involved in developing biological weapons

This is not a bad movie. It has some interesting ideas, like the role of technology and organized crime in future terrorism. Being a New Zealand/German effort, it did not have the big budget of Hollyweed, but it has some pretty good acting and it moves along well. It has some inexcusable plot holes, but so do 80% of the Hollyweed efforts I see. The direction wavers between "personal relationships" and "good folks in peril" scenes, with the latter getting more attention. It could have been a lot better with about 20 more minutes to flesh out the plot and develop the characters and their relationships. It has the overall feel of a pretty good idea that ran out of money. Hollyw$$d, it ain't easy to compete with, but at least some competent folks are trying!