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Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever Details

2002 Certificate 15
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In the mystifying opening sequence of BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER, a double kidnapping takes place on a rainy night in Vancouver with a minimal amount of wasted time and a maximum amount of violence. A little boy is picked up at the airport by his mother (Talisa Soto), whose car is stopped minutes later by thugs who steal the boy .. Read more

Starring Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Gregg Henry, Ray Park
Director Wych Kaosayananda
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever

In the mystifying opening sequence of BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER, a double kidnapping takes place on a rainy night in Vancouver with a minimal amount of wasted time and a maximum amount of violence. A little boy is picked up at the airport by his mother (Talisa Soto), whose car is stopped minutes later by thugs who steal the boy and say they're taking him to his father. Rounding the corner, the thugs see a car explode in front of them, and a dump truck smashes into a wall of other cars, spraying fire. A hooded martial arts expert takes out the thugs with some impressive kicks and swirls, then grabs the boy and leaves. Secret agent Sever (Lucy Liu) is the kidnapper here, an angry, heavily armed nut who literally goes ballistic for unknown reasons. Using automatic weapons and other highly explosive artillery, she annihilates at least a hundred policeman in the next scene, outside a shopping mall. A retired secret agent, Ecks (Antonio Banderas), is the only man who can stop her, and when he does--temporarily--the two join forces against the real culprit, Robert Gant (Gregg Henry). Gant has crafted a dangerous assassination weapon that triggers death at the push of a button once it is injected into its victim's bloodstream. And that weapon is living inside the little boy. To save him, and stop the weapon from being used again, Ecks and Sever must get Gant. BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER is a super-violent nonstop action extravaganza with a high-octane musical score by Don Davis. It is directed by Kaos.

Starring Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Gregg Henry, Ray Park, Talisa Soto
Director Wych Kaosayananda
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 27 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 04 Aug 2003
Production year: 2002
Format DVD
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  • 1 stars out of 5

    Wrong Turn writer Alan B McElroy must have been having a seriously bad day when he penned this abysmal sci-fi conspiracy tale. Too slow and unexciting to deserve its action thriller label, this second feature from Thai director Wych Kaosayananda (credited as Kaos) plays like a third-rate TV cop show. Mumbling FBI man Antonio Banderas and his agent foe Lucy Liu make insipid leads as they unite to defeat a common enemy who's stolen a deadly, injectable micro-device. The repetitive procession of chase sequences and explosions that follow do nothing to help the unintelligible plot, and not even an incessant, pumping soundtrack can inject any real vigour. With its poorly executed fight scenes, clumsy camerawork and wooden support, the film is a truly painful experience.

    • Radio Times
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  • 15 out of 17 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Triple Ecks

    Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever is a brash and loud action flick that allows you to switch your brain off and enjoy. The explosions and gunfire come thick and fast. It is interesting to note that Liu and Banderas did most of their own stunts and the film is non-CGI. Yes, that is a real railcar exploding! Antonio Banderas is excellent as ever, chain smoking and looking serious as ever. Lucy Liu has few lines but kicks a** with aplomb. Director Kaos (yes, his real name) takes the best sequences from recent action blockbusters and melds them into an enjoyable flick that won't tax your intellect, and all in a short'n'sweet package of 86 minutes.

      • Peter Young from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    So bad you really won't believe it.

    This is just, and it's close, just slightly better than Batman and Robin. If you haven't seen B&R then you probably haven't gone to the small claims court to ask Warner Bros for your money back. Trade descriptions should really come down hard on this absolute waste of time. The problem with Ballistic is similar to B&R. They both have star names (you know Lucy Liu is easy on the eyes and Antonio was pretty good in Zorro) BUT absolutely Zero substance and lots of bad style. Why Ballistic is slightly better than B&R? Well because there is the one sequence of a man falling off a building and the camera following him down as he hits the ground. A really well done 15 second sequence BUT that's it. B&R (the worst film of all time) and Ballistic was 15 seconds from joining it.

    This is a very, very bad film. You really have something better to do. Go and find some astroturf and watch it grow. I assure you it'll be much more fun that watching this film.

      • Brigante from Lancashire
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    • Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever
      In the mystifying opening sequence of BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER, a double kidnapping takes place on a rainy night in Vancouver with a minimal amount of wasted time and a maximum amount of violence. A little boy is picked up at the airport by his mother (Talisa Soto), whose car is stopped minutes ...