Gunner, a special forces soldier who has witnessed the darkest side of country and combat, is forced back into the field of battle to save his niece, who is being held in South America. As the fight intensifies, Gunner and his team discover that her disappearance is part of a corrupt private operation that hits way too close to home.
Frank Grillo
Gunner
Josh Hutcherson
David
Melissa Leo
Olivia
Beau Knapp
West
Andy García
Roman
Eden Brolin
Julia
Wendy Moniz
Mace Spencer
Mekhi Phifer
Moreao
Juan Pablo Raba
Guapo
George Carroll
Matty
Sam Quartin
Margo
Clara Lope
Dinner 2
Gabriel Lancar
Dinner 3
Paola Andrea Vazquez
Hostage
Mario Vannucci
Dinner
María Velilla
Migrant Mother
Maneses Vazquez
Pio
Director, Screenplay
John Swab
Story
Santiago Manes Moreno
September 21, 2024
4
Regrettably this film smells like US establishment propaganda.
Lets start with a few simple facts. The US has been a persistently negative influence in Latin American. Just one example, the vicious Augusto Pinochet regime in Chile (as a result of a CIA backed coup). With regards to Venezuela, the less lazy of us might have taken a look at the stats that show the Chavez and Maduro governments, actually reduced core poverty, illiteracy and homelessness. Of course, they are framed by the US establishment as despicable nonetheless, because both refused to hand their nations oil resources over to corporate USA.
With this in mind, its hard to take this film seriously. The alleged villainy of the Venezuelan government just doesn't ring true. Worse still, the action feels stilted, the film overly drawn out and quite frankly, tedious.
Its unfortunate too, because I genuinely like Frank Grillo. He's a decent action flick actor.
In summary, a ham fisted pro US bias ruins any potential this film might have had as actual entertainment. Not helped by mediocre action and an overly long run time.