There is low budget, and then there is ultra low budget. In ultra low budget you can avoid awkward wardrobe/continuity issues by stopping at the nearest TARGET on the way to filming and get everyone brand new duds. At the 20 minute mark we go to a really boring flashback. The reason flashbacks exist is to break up the exciting action scenes so the audience can catch its breath. Not to connect one boring segment to another. I could go on, but you get the point.
10 Reviews
Mark Savage has no clue.
boydehagen26 January 2023
Director Mark Savage clearly should stick to interviews and not try to make faux feature films. This film started out ok but after I saw Killian's character running around the woods with an air rifle (I think a Crossman pump-up .177 that you can buy at Walmart for about $40), was when he lost me.
He, as with most directors of this day are completely clueless when it comes to reality, like the hitman or cop that has to "jack" a round into their automatic pistol or pump shotgun in order to use it in the heat of the moment. What hitman, criminal, or cop carries an unloaded weapon??? And then, he uses that air rifle, with simulated muzzle flashes and recoil to tap a guy in the chest or shoot an atv to leave a HUGE hole in both.
Savage would be better served by being an armorer in an Alec Baldwin feature.
He, as with most directors of this day are completely clueless when it comes to reality, like the hitman or cop that has to "jack" a round into their automatic pistol or pump shotgun in order to use it in the heat of the moment. What hitman, criminal, or cop carries an unloaded weapon??? And then, he uses that air rifle, with simulated muzzle flashes and recoil to tap a guy in the chest or shoot an atv to leave a HUGE hole in both.
Savage would be better served by being an armorer in an Alec Baldwin feature.
We've seen worse, but not much worse
supermellowcali4 August 2022
Avoid! There's nothing new here, just old faces you recognize but can't think of their name because you never knew it. B action stars with slower action than ever, worse accents than ever (Luis!!! Why???), and more nonsensical story than ever. The impression I got was that the script came from a night of these guys of grasping for random story ideas to get some work and make some money over (cheap) beer, and one of them said he knows a guy that can spit out a script for them in a couple weeks. And they did, and it's ridiculable. Hopefully this is their last one.
A Polished Turd
jmroberts703 August 2022
Just a couple minutes in, and I was already saying to myself, "Wow, this is a bad movie!" And 90 minutes later, nothing gave me reason to think otherwise.
This movie does have fantastic lighting, a well-composed dramatic soundtrack, flawless camera work, and excellent location for the shoot. And still, it is just polish on a turd. At the core, the story itself is just awful. Characters come and go with mere seconds of establishment so the audience cares for no one at all. I can't blame the actors outright but the performances were far from believable. Dialog was choppy and made little sense, even the editing left much to be desired in how the story flowed. Numerous continuity errors were just par for the course at that point. Even the fight scenes were reminiscent of old Jean Claude Van Dame movies with exaggerated, blocky movement that no one actually does. Alas, I watched it to the end to see if the fullness of this dreadful movie and it did not disappoint. I found very little redeeming value in this production. How it was funded and approved I'll never know. Don't waste your time.
This movie does have fantastic lighting, a well-composed dramatic soundtrack, flawless camera work, and excellent location for the shoot. And still, it is just polish on a turd. At the core, the story itself is just awful. Characters come and go with mere seconds of establishment so the audience cares for no one at all. I can't blame the actors outright but the performances were far from believable. Dialog was choppy and made little sense, even the editing left much to be desired in how the story flowed. Numerous continuity errors were just par for the course at that point. Even the fight scenes were reminiscent of old Jean Claude Van Dame movies with exaggerated, blocky movement that no one actually does. Alas, I watched it to the end to see if the fullness of this dreadful movie and it did not disappoint. I found very little redeeming value in this production. How it was funded and approved I'll never know. Don't waste your time.
Risk of the Job
nogodnomasters15 August 2022
Warning: Spoilers
A jewelry store robbery goes bad, but they do get away with the diamonds. One of the robbers wants all the diamonds for himself, which turns out to be about everyone as the killing starts.
One of the robbers (Ryan M. Shaw) was used as a punching bag for no reason other than being annoying. Katie Keene provides eye candy. The plot and script was as bad as the acting. One you can avoid and not miss anything.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
One of the robbers (Ryan M. Shaw) was used as a punching bag for no reason other than being annoying. Katie Keene provides eye candy. The plot and script was as bad as the acting. One you can avoid and not miss anything.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
Good
BandSAboutMovies5 August 2022
Warning: Spoilers
A violent gang of crooks gets the word that after a botched heist that they must find and eliminate the man who betrayed them and stole the money.
Louis Mandylor plays Trent, the leader of the gang, Daniel Baldwin is the shady man known as Boothe and Gary Daniels -- yes, the direct to video action star! -- is as close to a hero -- well, maybe not -- as this movie gets as Alex, the wheel man upset that a diamond heist has ended up with dead innocent people.
Now the hot-headed Killian (Ryan M. Shaw), the injured Geoff (LeJon Woods), Alex, Zarina (Zhuzha Akova) and Hayden (Chris Torem) head to get their money, but things go even worse from there.
Directed by Mark Savage -- who made Painkiller last year -- from a script by Ben Demaree and a story by Jeff Miller, this movie takes its low budget and reminds you of the crime and martial arts movies we rented when we could still go to a physical store and get five movies for five dollars.
I'm all for more Gary Daniels. I've been a fan since Fist of the North Star.
Louis Mandylor plays Trent, the leader of the gang, Daniel Baldwin is the shady man known as Boothe and Gary Daniels -- yes, the direct to video action star! -- is as close to a hero -- well, maybe not -- as this movie gets as Alex, the wheel man upset that a diamond heist has ended up with dead innocent people.
Now the hot-headed Killian (Ryan M. Shaw), the injured Geoff (LeJon Woods), Alex, Zarina (Zhuzha Akova) and Hayden (Chris Torem) head to get their money, but things go even worse from there.
Directed by Mark Savage -- who made Painkiller last year -- from a script by Ben Demaree and a story by Jeff Miller, this movie takes its low budget and reminds you of the crime and martial arts movies we rented when we could still go to a physical store and get five movies for five dollars.
I'm all for more Gary Daniels. I've been a fan since Fist of the North Star.
Louis Mandylore.....really????
johnsutto24 January 2024
A cliche low budget film with low budget actors. The credibility of this movie went out the window from the start. The only way to ruin a simple script is with B grade actors trying to play tough guys. I thought actors improved with age but Louis Mandylore sure proved that wrong. His shirt goes from sweat lathered to brand new throughout the movie, he plays a tough criminal who can barely bend over to tie his shoelaces. I do not know how this made it past the first viewing. It appeared they wrote the script as they went along. The entire crew wouldn't have $2 between them but still can organise diamond heists. There are actors and there are people who think they are. Unfortunately this movie contains the latter. I recommend this movie to watch around 5am in the morning.
Just ok.....
Prinkles_Shrute7 December 2022
Warning: Spoilers
I can't say it's the worst I've seen but definitely not the best. It was....ok. Parts of the acting were cringey. Choreographed fight scenes were stiff at times. The F word was sprinkled throughout to show how tough these bad guys are. Very little character development. You never know anything about who the so called buyer is other than "the buyer" honestly could care less about these characters.
Let me tell you that the shining star of this movie Willow! Willow was a beautiful and I hope she didn't wonder out in the woods forever. I'm glad to see that 2 best friends were made in the end and Geoff was getting all the greasy fries he wanted in life.
Let me tell you that the shining star of this movie Willow! Willow was a beautiful and I hope she didn't wonder out in the woods forever. I'm glad to see that 2 best friends were made in the end and Geoff was getting all the greasy fries he wanted in life.
Plot Dissolves Quickly As Does Any Concern For The Characters.
sbc-6181823 January 2023
Quick Review: You will miss nothing if you skip this turkey.
Supporting Details: I watched Bring Him Back Dead (2022) without expecting all that much as it looked like all the good stuff was edited into the trailer and preview. I figured that if the movie delivered even some of what was promised then it may be average or slightly above. But then the movie started and that assumption went downhill fast. My disdain for the movie genre where the least bad guy is presumed to be hero is growing rapidly. All the more so when said "least bad" bad guy makes increasingly illogical and inconsistent decisions. BHBD does not deliver any honorable outcomes and implies that the whole world is corrupt--and it does neither well. Directors / story writers who have certain scenes in mind that they want to include in the finished product but do not take the time make the plot logic support the placement hurt their movies a lot. In the case of BHBD it is like they did not even try. If you watch this stinker, please post any logical explanations for: 1. Diamonds Handed to Corrupt Cop, 2. How The Rats (plural yes many) were able to communicate outside their circle, 3. Why on earth any criminal would voluntarily let their guns get locked up, 4. How any deals could have been made in advance or during from the story lines we had, and 5. Why the senseless deaths were included. Ultimately this movie scores two stars from me for having some beautiful settings and camera work. I rounded up to three stars as they did tell a story kinda beginning to end consistent with the plot. I tend to rate plots with good guys winning, great character growth, inspiring decision making, and the like much higher than the mess that is BHBD. In the end, I had zero interest in knowing what happened to any of the characters as they had worn out their welcome on my screen.
Supporting Details: I watched Bring Him Back Dead (2022) without expecting all that much as it looked like all the good stuff was edited into the trailer and preview. I figured that if the movie delivered even some of what was promised then it may be average or slightly above. But then the movie started and that assumption went downhill fast. My disdain for the movie genre where the least bad guy is presumed to be hero is growing rapidly. All the more so when said "least bad" bad guy makes increasingly illogical and inconsistent decisions. BHBD does not deliver any honorable outcomes and implies that the whole world is corrupt--and it does neither well. Directors / story writers who have certain scenes in mind that they want to include in the finished product but do not take the time make the plot logic support the placement hurt their movies a lot. In the case of BHBD it is like they did not even try. If you watch this stinker, please post any logical explanations for: 1. Diamonds Handed to Corrupt Cop, 2. How The Rats (plural yes many) were able to communicate outside their circle, 3. Why on earth any criminal would voluntarily let their guns get locked up, 4. How any deals could have been made in advance or during from the story lines we had, and 5. Why the senseless deaths were included. Ultimately this movie scores two stars from me for having some beautiful settings and camera work. I rounded up to three stars as they did tell a story kinda beginning to end consistent with the plot. I tend to rate plots with good guys winning, great character growth, inspiring decision making, and the like much higher than the mess that is BHBD. In the end, I had zero interest in knowing what happened to any of the characters as they had worn out their welcome on my screen.
Pretty good
djmike-6347412 January 2023
Not as bad as everyone else is saying. I've seen Louis Mandylor play better parts, but he was with Scott Adkins. There is a lot of stupid in this but that provides the comedy 🤣. This is the heist from hell. It starts off wrong and keeps getting worse. The band of idiots compound mistakes as if that was the plan. This definitely worth the watch. It's a star studded list a B actors. The acting is not bad some of the people you immediately want to see killed, get what's coming, but not the way you would expect it. The ending isn't too predictable, and it's not that long. Like this is, because they make me use 600 characters. Nuff Said Mike Out.
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