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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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 | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 04 Aug 2003 Production year: 2002 |
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.
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... more
This film is very very good and it should be seen by lots what like alot of action. I recoment it.Watcht it twise just to see the action agine.