"The Kill Point" (2007) TV series

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

22 July 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

A group of military veterans, who recently returned home from serving in Iraq, band together to pull off a major bank heist.

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Steve Cirbus	...	Deke Quinlan / ... (13 episodes, 2007)
John Leguizamo	...	Mr. Wolf / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Michael Hogan	...	Hawk / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Horst Cali / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Adam Cantor	...	Rocko (8 episodes, 2007)
Geoffrey Cantor	...	Abe Shelton (8 episodes, 2007)
Jeremy Davidson	...	Mr. Rabbit / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Jennifer Ferrin	...	Chloe (8 episodes, 2007)
Frank Grillo	...	Mr. Pig / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Wayne Kasserman	...	Tonray (8 episodes, 2007)
J.D. Williams	...	Cat / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Ryan Sands	...	Leroy (8 episodes, 2007)
Nick Koesters	...	One Armed Leon / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Patrick Jordan	...	Johnny Boy (8 episodes, 2007)
Nick LaMantia	...	SWAT Member Rascal (8 episodes, 2007)
Andrew McCune	...	SWAT Team Member #17 (8 episodes, 2007)
Michael Hyatt	...	Connie Ruebens / ... (7 episodes, 2007)
Christine Evangelista	...	Ashley Beck (7 episodes, 2007)
Leo Fitzpatrick	...	Mr. Mouse (7 episodes, 2007)
Bingo O'Malley	...	Bernard (7 episodes, 2007)
Michael K. Williams	...	Q (7 episodes, 2007)
Leslie Merrill McCombs	...	Reporter (7 episodes, 2007)
Dana Ashbrook	...	Tony (6 episodes, 2007)
Mike McGlone	...	Deputy Chief Abrami (6 episodes, 2007)
Jeff Hochendoner	...	Big Stan (6 episodes, 2007)
Joshua Elijah Reese	...	Derzius (6 episodes, 2007)
Tobin Bell	...	Alan Beck (6 episodes, 2007)
David Dale McCue	...	SWAT Member Creeper (6 episodes, 2007)

Also Known As:

"The Kill Pit" (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Lions Gate Television

Goofs:

Factual errors: Wolf and his men are supposed to come from a platoon known as the 1013. The Marine Corps refers to platoons either as a number showing them as a part of the company, battalion, regiment and division, such as 1st Platoon, B Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, or companies break up their platoons by function, like Headquarters platoon. Calling a platoon the 1013 would not be done, or would be extremely atypical.

" I've Done all I can, Now you do The Honorable Thing "

I was channel surfacing one night and fell headlong into this film. The reason I stayed and checked it out was due to the explosive action and the quick developing drama. Pulling up a chair, I continued to watch as it looked interesting and the major character was someone I recognized immediately from other action movies. I eventually gleaned from the episode that a group of Iraq Era Ex-soldiers has assembled and planned to rob a bank. Their leader was known as Mr. Wolf (John Leguzamo) That immediately gave me reason to return for the next episode. The good guy of the movie was also a notable actor in his own right. The Captain of the S.W.A.T team and main negotiator was known as Cali Horst (Donnie Wahlberg). They along with several other notable actors made the series plausible and entertaining. What developed in the story however was a character creating situation which continued to evolve into a rather standard and dull situation. From modern directors I expect something different. This film started out reminiscent of "Ocean's Eleven" but soon froze into a 'Petrified Forest' remake. It also contains several plastic stereotypes, which bent over backwards trying not to insult any religious, ethnic, or sexual element. After watching the last episode, I was wrong in my initial assessment. Had it not been for Leguzamo, this movie would have been written off as "Same Old, Same Old.' As it is, he made it worth finishing, disappointing as it was. ***