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Mei, a young girl whose memory holds a priceless numerical code, finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is an ex-cage fighter whose life was destroyed by the gangsters on Mei's trail.

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A former elite agent (Statham) takes on a two-tier mission: rescue a Chinese girl who has been abducted by the Triads, then use a highly desired safe combination to outwit the Russian Mafia, corrupt NYC officials, and the Triads themselves. Written by Anonymous

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She has the code. He is the key.

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Action | Crime | Thriller

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Rated R for strong violence throughout, and for language | See all certifications »

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27 April 2012 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

El código del miedo  »

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Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,892,539 (USA) (27 April 2012)

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$17,120,019 (USA) (15 June 2012)
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Dekalb Ave subway station and Canal St station were filmed at Cortlandt St station. See more »

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The dead sneaker guy in the homeless shelter is still breathing - although he is supposed to be dead already. See more »

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Emile Docheski: You're lying to me.
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Referenced in Good Morning America: Episode dated 16 April 2012 (2012) See more »

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"Two Guitars"
Written by Ivan Vasyliev, Sasha Makarov, Appolon Grigoriev and Alexander Kogan
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Not as witty as a Statham movie usually is, but just as action packed and just as awesome.
8 May 2012 | by (Rotherham, England) – See all my reviews

Cast: OK, I love Statham. Every role he has done, yes even in "In The Name Of The King", is almost perfection. Now just because he is awesome , doesn't mean that the movies he is in are, just like "In The Name Of The King". Recently though his movies all seem to be the same kind of film and that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Lots of action, lots of cheese and some story that involves a rogue badass, aka Statham. I say all that but anyone else in this/those roles and the film wouldn't work. But anyway more on the film in a mo, Statham plays against a little girl played by Catherine Chan, who is awesome, to say she is a child actress. Not much on the rest of the cast, but mentions for James Hong's (known for Kung Fu Panda, Balls Of Glory) mob boss and Robert John Burke's Captain Wolfe.

Overview: Like i mentioned earlier, fans of movies like The Mechanic, Blitz, Crank or Transporter, will probably keep on liking this. It's packed full of gun fights, karate/fist fights, explosions, car chases and Statham's signature grunting voice. The story itself is mixed. the whole thing with the girl, i like. People do have photogenic memories, and like James Hong says sending messages via computers is risky. So using the girl i get. The whole gangs fighting each other and corrupt cops is old news so all is right there. The one thing that troubled me was when the explained Statham's history. At one point he was just a cop, then he's some kind of Bane like experiment, didn't get that at all, but other than that the film is very fast paced, and wraps up nicely.

The opening 10 minuets of this film i really liked. They managed to set the story up of the two leads by mirroring their plot's. The girl is in a car, Statham is in a car, they both go to sleep…etc and i really enjoyed it. This movie doesn't really offer anything new to the action genre, but neither does it fail.

Recommend: Statham fans yes, everyone else meh.

Overall: 7/10 For more of my reviews head to http://www.facebook.com/noelfilmreviews


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