Tracers (2015)

Wanted by the Chinese mafia, a New York City bike messenger escapes into the world of parkour after meeting a beautiful stranger.

Director:

Daniel Benmayor

Writers:

Matt Johnson (screenplay), T.J. Scott (story)

Stars:

Taylor Lautner, Marie Avgeropoulos, Adam Rayner

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Taylor Lautner	...	Cam
Marie Avgeropoulos	...	Nikki
Adam Rayner	...	Miller
Rafi Gavron	...	Dylan
Luciano Acuna Jr.	...	Tate
Josh Yadon	...	Jax
Johnny M. Wu	...	Jerry (as Johnny Wu)
Sam Medina	...	Hu
Amirah Vann	...	Angie
Christian Steel	...	Joey (as Christian Steele)
Wai Ching Ho	...	Chen
Chris Jackson	...	Lonnie
Sean Rahill	...	Messenger #1
Andrew Elvis Miller	...	Messenger #2
Doua Moua	...	Skinny Jeans

Storyline

Wanted by the Chinese mafia, a young New York City bike messenger down on his luck, who just wants to do good, escapes into the world of parkour after meeting a beautiful stranger and her group of Parkour trainers that get him involved in a criminal delivery service for extra money.

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Plot Keywords:

running across a roof | bicycling | young man | traffic | parkour | 

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Taglines:

It's not a crime if they can't catch you.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 on appeal for some intense violence, perilous action, sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Chinese Vietnamese

Release Date:

20 March 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cu mafia pe urme

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Saban Films, Cowtown Cinema Ventures, Temple Hill Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tracers wrapped filming on August 1, 2013, and was released in March 2015. In an interview, Taylor Lautner confirms the movie took long to be released due to no initial studio attachment and the "perfectionist" nature of director Daniel Benmayor.

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Goofs

At the start of the final job, the crew gets out of the van at W 35th Street; however, the police scanner that Nikki hears in the van says "shots fired at 231 West 23rd."

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Quotes

Miller: Hey, there. You must be Cam. Dylan tells me you're new to parkour. He also said you're pretty good. Might have to, uh, work on this jump though. I'm Miller. Pick a fight with gravity before you're ready, you tend to get a beating.
Cam: I don't know what I'm doing.
Miller: That's the great thing about parkour, my friend. There are no rules.

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Connections

References Full Metal Jacket (1987)

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Soundtracks

Sharpshooter
Written by Misun Wojcik & Andrew Wallace
Performed by Misun
Courtesy of Bleed 101

User Reviews

Good, if you're looking for specifics

I'd really recommend watching this movie all the way through. It doesn't carry you all the way, so you need to have some preliminary interest(s) in the genres of this film, mainly parkour. If you are looking for a good parkour film, you're in luck and you should be pleased overall. Its also not bad for action, crime, or thriller genre-fans either.

The cast does a good job in their roles, though the script is fairly basic. The story-arc is intriguing throughout the majority, and while there are a few holes, I was left feeling content with the final execution. There is a very good amount of parkour-"action", so if you have any interest in this area, you should be well pleased.

I had no interest in the teen-drama aspect of the film, but the other aspects of the film allowed me to endure this weak point. They were probably trying to appeal to the female, Taylor Lautner fan-crowd on the romantic aspects of the story line. This is the first film I've seen him star or co-star in, and I will say that he did a decent job. It looked like he did a fair amount of the parkour moves himself, so he has my respect for his dedication to training for this film.

If you are a fan of District B13 movies, the video game Mirror's Edge, or just a parkour enthusiast in general, I really think you'll enjoy this flic overall.