Shakedown (2002) (V)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Brian Katkin

Writers:

Dan Acre (writer)
Damian Akhavi (writer)

Release Date:

24 December 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

Get ready to rumble in the rubble!

Plot:

In Los Angeles a deadly plague called the 'Pandora' virus is stolen from a high-security installation...

Plot Keywords:

Bank | Virus | FBI | Agent | High Security

Cast

Wolf Larson	...	Agent Alec 'Mac' MacKay
Erika Eleniak	...	Julie Hayes
Ron Perlman	...	Christopher 'St. Joy' Bellows
Fred Dryer	...	General Wolf
Ray Laska	...	Agent Greenwood
Morocco Omari	...	Tony B
Matt Westmore	...	Agent Lee
Brandon Karrer	...	Scotty Hayes
Moe Irvin	...	J
Robert Arce	...	Dr. Wilhelm Siebert
Deborah Shelton	...	Agent Neal
Sam Scarber	...	Agent Taylor
Hugh Hodgin	...	Crozier
Charmaine Cruz	...	Ms. Grant
Rachel Balzer	...	Hostage Girl

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

Belgium:92 min | Spain:92 min (DVD version) | USA:92 min | Australia:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | USA:R | Spain:13 | Australia:MA | UK:18

Company:

Califilm

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Brian Katkin]Helicopter pilot.

Quotes:

Christopher 'St. Joy' Bellows: I'm dying today, one way or another.

Movie Connections:

Edited from Earthquake (1974)

Soundtrack:

Gangstas

Typical B-movie

Shakedown has all the characteristics of poorly made B-Movie, with a script which seems to have been made up as they went a long, lousy one-liners, which didn't serve the plot, and horrible filming. The only thing good about this film is Ron Perlman, which seems to be incapable of producing bad work. Erika Eleniak is always nice, though sadly she keeps her clothes on completely in this film. The story line is something along the lines of; a cult, headed by Ron's character, is trying to spread a deadly virus, which will kill everyone it gets to instantly. The showdown (which takes over the whole movie) is that the good guys and the bad guys get all stuck in a high story building after an earthquake, shooting and beating up one another. What irritated me the most was the constant shooting, where the bad guys would be shooting at the heroes, but never hitting anything, even when they are standing 1 meter in front of him with automatic gun. Each scene is also drawn out, in an effort to get the movie to a regular length.

This could have been a much better movie, but ends up being boring, not in the least funny, and not at all exciting. Unless you like B-movies with lots of pointless shooting, and no conversation with more then couple of lines, then you should stay away from this one.