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Ryan Swan must carve his way through the Hawaiian crime world to wreak vengeance on the kingpin who murdered his father.Ryan Swan must carve his way through the Hawaiian crime world to wreak vengeance on the kingpin who murdered his father.Ryan Swan must carve his way through the Hawaiian crime world to wreak vengeance on the kingpin who murdered his father.
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Carrie Bernans
- Kai
- (as Carrie Anne Bernans)
Shen Gandolfo
- Bus Boy
- (as Shen Kai Gandolfo)
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Any 80-90 Miami vice or even Acapulco heat episode has better acting. Cant understand why such pros like Willis and Travolta did not give any advice for director or writer. Maybe they are more tired than Nicolas Cage.
Hawaii nature ahots did not save those bad dialogues, that dond fit no cinema, no theater stage - too flat. No right emotion. Bachground music fits more of robin hood or dragon and dungeon scenery, but not Hawaii.
Every second scene is out of logic. If you have drug lord in custody and stand before 20 of his goons aiming at you. You dont drop him, but use him as a live shield. BAD.
Hawaii nature ahots did not save those bad dialogues, that dond fit no cinema, no theater stage - too flat. No right emotion. Bachground music fits more of robin hood or dragon and dungeon scenery, but not Hawaii.
Every second scene is out of logic. If you have drug lord in custody and stand before 20 of his goons aiming at you. You dont drop him, but use him as a live shield. BAD.
The Thai chick was hot. Bruce Willis can never do wrong in my opinion. Throw in a hot Thai chick. Who cares about the story. Thai chick was hot. Did I mention the Thai chick? She was hot. Was the film plot flat? Yes it was. Was the Thai chick hot? Absolutely. Was there any suspense? None whatsoever. But the Thai chick... she was outrageously hot. Would I watch it. Absolutely for the hot Thai chick. Apparently she is a goodwill embassador with the UN! That's really impressive. It's probably because she is so hot. I read she is 33. That's outstanding because that's kinda old. But she is so hot. In conclusion the movie was awful. The Thai chick was hot. But she can't act. She was painful to listen to but she's hot.
First of all its total waste of talented and reputed casting.
The movie lacks all the basics it takes to make a good film. The plot, writing and direction all were lacking to make it a movie worth watching. There's no suspense to keep the audiences on their seats till the last.
Talking about story it seems good to me but with some improvements it would have been wonderful. Same goes for the writing, the ending seemed so blunt, like it was just a cold good bye.
While Bruce Willis and John Travolta give justice to their roles while some of the cast were not up to the mark.
To sum it up it's average which lacks the potential.
The movie lacks all the basics it takes to make a good film. The plot, writing and direction all were lacking to make it a movie worth watching. There's no suspense to keep the audiences on their seats till the last.
Talking about story it seems good to me but with some improvements it would have been wonderful. Same goes for the writing, the ending seemed so blunt, like it was just a cold good bye.
While Bruce Willis and John Travolta give justice to their roles while some of the cast were not up to the mark.
To sum it up it's average which lacks the potential.
Very poor acting from the main characters. Should have just concentrated Bruce Willis and John Travolta instead of the rest of the amateur cast. The plot is not believable, neither are the 'natives'. The rest of the cast are totally unconvincing. The words came out alright but their lack of connection with their facial expressions and body language is laughable. Bad guys, aside from Travolta, are about as menacing as NOT!! Just because you are carrying an automatic weapon and say a few F-words, does not make a convincing thug. There's no humour, no excitement and the plot is extremely predictable. Enough said of a non-event.
Really a cheese ball of a movie Minus the Hawaiian scenery, cinematography and native/cultural inclusions it's absolute cheese.
Travolta, Dorff and Willis were pretty much true to form film stars, but less than stellar performance from anywhere else.
The plot is absolutely predictable and you've seen it a thousand times before. It has the feel of "throw this together quickly and enjoy our time on the islands". The action scenes were fairly unrealistic for the most part.
I almost just turned it off about 20 minutes in, but decided to weather through it.
That being said, I did enjoy all the Hawaiian aspects of it.
Travolta, Dorff and Willis were pretty much true to form film stars, but less than stellar performance from anywhere else.
The plot is absolutely predictable and you've seen it a thousand times before. It has the feel of "throw this together quickly and enjoy our time on the islands". The action scenes were fairly unrealistic for the most part.
I almost just turned it off about 20 minutes in, but decided to weather through it.
That being said, I did enjoy all the Hawaiian aspects of it.
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- TriviaThe film reunites Bruce Willis & John Travolta, nearly thirty years after Pulp Fiction (1994).
- GoofsAt the beginning of the film during the MMA fight, the cuts go back and forth several times between two guys sitting in the back of a red pickup truck and then no one sitting there.
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- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $93,526
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- 2.39:1
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