Precious Cargo (2016)

A crime boss tries to make off with loot that belongs to another thief.

Director:

Max Adams

Writers:

Max Adams, Paul V. Seetachitt

Stars:

Bruce Willis, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Claire Forlani

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Willis	...	Eddie Pilosa
Mark-Paul Gosselaar	...	Jack
Claire Forlani	...	Karen
Jenna B. Kelly	...	Logan
Nick Loeb	...	Andrew Herzberg
Daniel Bernhardt	...	Simon
John Brotherton	...	Nicholas
Lydia Hull	...	Jenna
Sammi Barber	...	Apsara
Tyler Jon Olson	...	Lucas
Christopher Rob Bowen	...	Glenn
Madison West	...	Vet Assistant
David Gordon	...	Robert (as Dr. David Gordon)
Torrie Wilson	...	Vanessa
Kirkland Shephard	...	Gabriel

Storyline

After a botched heist, Eddie (Bruce Willis), a murderous crime boss, hunts down the seductive thief Karen (Claire Forlani) who failed him. In order to win back Eddie's trust, Karen recruits her ex-lover and premier thief Jack (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) to steal a cargo of rare precious gems. But when the job goes down, allegiances are betrayed and lines are crossed as Jack, Karen, and Eddie face off in a fateful showdown. Lionsgate Premiere will release the action thriller in theaters and on demand on April 22, 2016.

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Plot Keywords:

thief | crime boss | heist | showdown | wrecked truck | 

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Taglines:

Never steal from a thief

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout, some violence and sexual material

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Carga Preciosa

Filming Locations:

Gulfport, Mississippi, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (EFO Films),Herrick Entertainment,Highland Film Group (HFG)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "safe" Karen picks in the back of the truck is a $50 first alert safe you can buy at ace or Walmart.

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Goofs

When Jack is seeing Karen off, right outside the jet, Karen has a bandage on her arm from where she was shot. During their conversation the bandage is missing momentarily before reappearing once again.

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes are shown along with the ending credits.

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Connections

Version of Precious Cargo (2008)

User Reviews

A low point for everyone concerned

A few weeks have passed, and that of course means we get yet another movie from the sausage factory that is of schlock producers Randall Emmett and George Furla. This is yet another effort of theirs that stars Bruce Willis. Well, actually it's hard to say that he "stars" in this movie, because once again he appears in a movie where it's clear he knocked off his few scenes in just a couple or so days of shooting.

It's just as well, because Willis gives yet another lazy performance that further shows he doesn't give much of a darn to his few remaining fans these days. Actually, Willis' sleepwalking comes across as Olivier compared to some of the other actors. It was hard to say who gives the worst performance in the movie, but ultimately I give the award to Jenna B. Kelly, who plays Logan. She doesn't seem to be trying at all to add emotion or any other signs of acting to her lines.

In fairness to Kelly and the rest of the cast, they have to deal with a screenplay that is packed with gawd-awful lines of dialogue that even the best thespians would have difficult selling to an audience. What's worse is that some of these lines of dialogue are intended to be funny, and not only are they not funny, they seem to be mocking the audience who is watching this movie.

As for the (limited) action, it's routine at best, and flat and uninteresting at its worst. You may be wondering if there is ANYTHING good to say about this movie. Well, some of the camera-work does impress at times - I wasn't expecting the sometimes elaborate moves by the camera for a straight to DVD movie such as this. Especially one that is bad in every other way you can think of.