The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008) (V)

Director:

Josef Rusnak

Writers:

Jason Bourque (writer)
Keith Shaw (writer)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

He's Back... And He Wants Revenge

Plot:

Agent Neil Shaw is called out of retirement and finds himself in the midst of a plot to assassinate several leading Senators with himself set-up to take the rap for a recent killing.

Plot Keywords:

Betrayal | Corruption | Murder | Violence | Part Of Trilogy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Neil Shaw
Lochlyn Munro	...	Garret
Athena Karkanis	...	Melina Cruz
Winston Rekert	...	Reverend Tim
Ryan Mcdonald	...	Alex
Rachel Hayward	...	Carlson
Scott Heindl	...	Graham
Michael Ryan	...	Senator Phillips
Olivia Cheng	...	Geena
Paul Bae	...	Stan
Clifford W. Stewart	...	Mom
Anna Mae Routledge	...	Tammy
Eric Brecker	...	Becker
Kenneth W. Yanko	...	General (as Kenneth Yanko)
Dean Redman	...	Team Leader

Also Known As:

L'art de la guerre II - Trahison (Canada: French title)
Operation Espionage (Canada: English title) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:103 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:M | Japan:G

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Hollywood Media Bridge

Trivia:

The "L900 Battle Rifle" is in fact the M-950/Liberty III Pistol from Calico Weapon System.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the opening credits a gun is fired in a closeup. The muzzle fire is visible, but the gun never cocks back.

Movie Connections:

References The Godfather (1972)

Even if you are a hardcore Wesley Snipes fan...I suggest caution

Wesley Snipes' movies aren't exactly groundbreaking material, but the first Art Of War was a pretty good action movie even if it was a bit generic.

The new Art of War movie is a total disaster. I don't even know where to start. The plot is thin and incoherent at best. Both the direction and camera angles are amateurish or even worse. The entire cast was at best platonic.Some scenes are shot so badly, you wonder whether it was directed or just some homemade video slapped into the movie. Also, the makers did a pathetic job of trying to pass off Canada as L.A.

The only 'good' thing about this movie is that you might end up laughing uncontrollably at their miserable attempt at making a movie.