Kill'em All (2017)

Wounded men arrive at a closed down hospital save E.R. Then men with guns arrive and start killing. Who are killing who and why? The FBI try to figure it out by interrogating the only survivor, a nurse, about her and Philip's role.

Director:

Peter Malota

Writers:

Jesse Cilio, Brian Smolensky

Stars:

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Autumn Reeser, Peter Stormare

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Phillip
Autumn Reeser	...	Suzanne
Peter Stormare	...	Agent Mark Holman
Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Agent Linda Sanders
Daniel Bernhardt	...	Radovan Brokowski
Kris Van Damme	...	Dusan
Mila Kaladjurdjevic	...	Almira (as Mila Kali)
Paul Sampson	...	Klaus
Kieran Gallagher	...	Zoran Brokowski
Peter Organ	...	Ivan
Eddie Matthews	...	Dimitri Petrovic
Dominic Salvatore	...	Young Phillip
Nikki Caruso	...	Phillip's Mother
David Maitland	...	Dr. Todd
Talia Andrews	...	FBI Asst. Laura Berns

Storyline

After a massive shootout, a mysterious stranger (Van Damme) arrives at a local hospital on the brink of death. Then, a foreign gang brazenly comes to the hospital to hunt him down. His nurse, the sole surviving witness to the follow-up shootout, must face an FBI interrogation that unlocks a plot of international intrigue and revenge. With enough twists and turns, KILL'EM ALL will keep you guessing until the final bullet is fired.

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | violence | 

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Taglines:

When you don't know who to trust...

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 June 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Balkanska vendetta

Filming Locations:

Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arramis Films, Destination Films, ITN Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

It is the directorial debut of Peter Malota and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme. Peter Malota acted in the directorial debut of Van Damme, The Quest, as the Spanish fighter.

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Goofs

When Suzanne is interviewed by the FBI, her tape says it is Sunday August 15,2016. In 2016, August 15 was a Monday.

User Reviews

So hard to review, good but bad at the same time...

I tried so hard to review this movie already. Made some reviews, saved them, erased them, started over. Its really complicated as part of me liked it while the other part really tough it was lacking so much to be a good movie. The cast is genuinely good, not only Van Damme but Daniel Bernhardt which, funny enough, was Van Damme replacement in the Bloodsport Franchise back in the days, but also played villains opposite the like of Keanu Reeves in John Wick or Chuck Norris in The Cuttter. Kris Van Damme, JC's son finally get some action role and even have a fight scene with his father.

But despite all of this... the movie failed to keep me interest at times. First of all the cinematography. I don't know if its to hide JCVD's old age or the lack of talents on some of the villains, but the movie suffer from a bunch of jump cuts and camera angle changes during fight scenes. Its not as bad as some of Steven Seagal movies of recent years but its still hurting the movie. The movie also include a lot of "signature spin kicks" which seem not so convincing in this day and age. Maybe Van Damme lost some speed too.

As for the story and characters... i think this is where the movie hurt the most for me. JCVD play once again a sad depressing character. On top of this the movie start with this character injured so he look even more tired and depress than other movies. Van Damme proved many thing he is good in roles that involve lots of personality and cheesy dialogue. I enjoyed so much his performances in Ennemies Closer and Welcome to the Jungle. He need to cut from the blank and depress characters, as he has not aged too well facially and look even worst when playing those roles.

Honestly he look 15 years older than the age of the character he is supposed to play in this movie.

Despite all of this, its not a bad movie. Its very basic low budget action flick, but surprisingly it revolve much more on martial arts than you would expect from JCVD in the current years which i appreciated. Sure there not the best fights filmed on screen, but its decent enough to keep you entertained. There is a few gun fights but there kept to a minimal.

Autumn Reeser is pretty decent and the other "big names" are mostly extended glorified cameos.

I would say its the kind of movie which is nice to watch once, as a rental or cable TV watch, but it won't leave a mark or anything on you and you won't remember it in T-Minus 2 days... as Jeremy would say.