Cross (2011)

Given incredible power by an ancient Celtic Cross. Callan continues to fight evil... Now, joined by a team of weapons experts, Callan battles an unstoppable empire in Los Angeles.

Director:

Patrick Durham

Writers:

Patrick Durham, Jonathan Sachar

Stars:

Brian Austin Green, Michael Clarke Duncan, Vinnie Jones

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brian Austin Green	...	Callan
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Erlik
Vinnie Jones	...	Gunnar
Tom Sizemore	...	Detective Nitti
Danny Trejo	...	Ripper
Robert Carradine	...	Dr. Zyal
Jake Busey	...	Backfire
Gianni Capaldi	...	English
C. Thomas Howell	...	Jake
Tim Abell	...	Riot
Lori Heuring	...	Lucia
Michael Masini	...	Rook
Susie Abromeit	...	Sunshine
William Zabka	...	Griff
Patrick Durham	...	War

Storyline

Given incredible power by an ancient Celtic Cross. Callan continues to fight evil... Now, joined by a team of weapons experts, Callan battles an unstoppable empire in Los Angeles.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | 

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 May 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Shifter

Filming Locations:

Central City Studio, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Truth and Grace Pictures,Soular Entertainment,Fat Monster Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cross - meaning "strong in battle"

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Goofs

The rope that is tied around Sunshine's hands changes to another type of rope when Callan is untying her.

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Connections

References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

User Reviews

About on par with C-Grade made for TV shows

I felt a lot of heart went into making this movie, but it just doesn't make the grade.

Cheesy one liners, though delivered well and fit the spirit of the movie well, still end up being cheesy one-liners.

Special effects were worse than what you would see in an episode of a Sci-Fi Channel original or TV episode like Stargate.

The only thing that got this movie beyond TV was the mid level, mostly washed up actors, who have been popular in the past, or were in good movies at one point in their careers.

Regarding Danny Trejo at the top of the Bill, he shows up for literally less than 20 seconds, and wasn't even part of the movie from what I could tell.

Names like Shark,Ranger,War,Riot,and Backfire make me think they did everything they could do put the movie at C or worse. It's like they didn't even make a pretension of trying to be better than that. Almost like they all got together and said "let's make a really good D-movie, and let's work really hard to make it that way!"

Anyways, to sum it up...The heart and hard work was there, and the acting mostly decent, but I feel with the cast and the story line it could of been better...Maybe even end up something of a cult flick, but it doesn't quite get there.