Sacrifice (I) (2011)

A tough undercover cop inadvertently gets involved in a dangerous heroin ring when a young defector of the drug trade leaves his five year-old sister in his care.

Director:

Damian Lee

Writer:

Damian Lee

Stars:

Cuba Gooding Jr., Christian Slater, Kim Coates

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	John Hebron
Christian Slater	...	Father Porter
Kim Coates	...	Arment
Devon Bostick	...	Mike
Lara Daans	...	Jade
Arcadia Kendal	...	Angel
Zion Lee	...	Rook
Jake Simons	...	Tiaz
Layton Morrison	...	Gary Diamond
Athena Karkanis	...	Rachel
Matthew Stefiuk	...	Balt
Hannah Chantée	...	Noelle Hebron
Adrian Langley	...	Doug
Stacey Martin	...	Riki
Peter Michael Dillon	...	Lyon

Storyline

A tough undercover cop inadvertently gets involved in a dangerous heroin ring when a young defector of the drug trade leaves his five year-old sister in his care.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | shotgun | nightclub | brother sister relationship | father son relationship | 

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Taglines:

HIS justice will be served.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violent content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aftaparnisi

Filming Locations:

ByWard Market, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$15,243 (USA) (27 July 2012)

Gross:

$27,899 (USA) (3 August 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Styx Productions, Zed Filmworks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Sluggish and uninvolving

Was there anyone really clamoring for a reuniting of Cuba Gooding Jr. and Christian Slater, especially considering their previous team-up ("Lies & Illusions") was one of the worst direct-to-DVD movies of recent years? To make matters worse, this production is not only Canadian, but it's written and directed by one of Canada's worst filmmakers (Damian Lee). To be fair, the end results are somewhat better than "Lies & Illusions". For a cheap Canadian movie, the visual look of the movie is slicker and more expensive-looking that you might think. And it's nice to see a Canadian movie actually set in Canada (though at times the movie seems reluctant to admit that fact.) But overall, the movie is very forgettable. The combination of Lee's bad direction and inadequate screenplay make a number of moments in the movie somewhat incoherent. Gooding's performance is nothing special, and Slater is unconvincing and unintentionally amusing playing a priest. The movie isn't aggressively bad, but it creeps along at a sluggish pace because there simply isn't enough story here.

Come on, Cuba and Christian! I know you've screwed up your careers enough to be now stuck in direct-to-DVD productions, but surely you could still find better scripts than this! Sure, I know you have bills to pay, but you could at least volunteer your services for a great director's independent film between making schlock like this.