Summary
After his wife is murdered and his son kidnapped, a gangster is forced to betray his best friend who is also a deadly killer, in this raucous, off-the-wall satire that is to action films what Scream (1996) is to horror movies.
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 60Audiences 51GoodWatch 58
Tomatometer60%
IMDb6.1
Audience score40%
Running time
1 h 10 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −38 min on the typical 108
typical 10870Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
2002
July 7, 2002
24 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Directing · 2
- Alvin Ecarma Director, Writer
- Eric Thornett Action Director, Cinematography
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