Body Armour (2007)

Director:

Gerry Lively

Writers (WGA):

Ken Lamplugh (written by) &
John Weidner (written by)

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

A burned-out bodyguard is hired to protect the man he hates the most: an international assassin who destroyed his career and ruined his life...

Plot Keywords:

Bodyguard | Gun | Assassination | Nightclub | Shootout

Cast

Til Schweiger	...	John Ridley
Chazz Palminteri	...	Lee Maxwell
Lluís Homar	...	Mark Graver
Gustavo Salmerón	...	Rogelio Garcia (as Gustavo Salmeron)
Cristina Brondo	...	Catherine Maxwell
Khan Bonfils	...	Ozu
Louis Decosta Johnson	...	Franklin Aames
Mark Ullod	...	Lobo
Cristina Piaget	...	Lareina
Sue Flack	...	Governer Lonsdale
Nick Brimble	...	Victor Tolkin
Jaume Montané	...	Sebastian Kemp
Irene Montalà	...	Anna
Toby Harper	...	Hotel Manager
Paul Gibert	...	Special Agent #1

Also Known As:

Defensant l'enemic (Spain: Catalan title)
Der Bodyguard - Für das Leben des Feindes (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violence.

Runtime:

Argentina:90 min | Germany:90 min

Country:

USA | Australia | Germany | Spain | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Germany:16 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

ApolloProMovie & Co. 2. Filmproduktion

Quotes:

[first lines]
DJ: It's shaping up to be a beautiful day here in the city of angels, where Republican presidential candidate, Patricia Lonsdale makes a quick, and somewhat less serious campaign stop to dedicate the opening of a new recreation center for disadvantaged youth in the Venice area. This marks the governor's first trip to California since winning...
British DJ: Due to an increased threat-level, the governor's visit will be marked by heighten security. Lonsdale's controversial plan to clamp down on poor security on the importation of illegal goods has sparked heated debate, even among her own supporters. Detractors have called her stance reckless and warn of potentially dire consequences...

Involuntarily funny

Action scenes --especially those taking place in Barcelona-- are filmed as if in slow motion, with telegraphed blows. The characters behave oddly. The former hit-man --whose life has been threatened by fellow gangsters intending to stop him from giving testimony before the courts-- is paraded by his bodyguard (the movie's hero) all over Barcelona. The bad guys are incredibly clumsy as well: horrible aiming with the guns and slow motion movements, thus allowing the hero to conveniently kill all of them. The two police officers assigned to assist in the protection are dumb: they open the door at a simple knock, without preparing themselves (and, lo and behold! both are instantly killed by the bad guy, at the other side of the door). And so on. One point for the effort of making an action movie in an unusual environment. They should keep trying: it was a good idea. But, even though it is a relatively simple genre, shooting these action films takes some practicing and learning too.