The IMDb midpoint PLOT SPOILER story line: "A retired agent's life is turned upside down when he discovers he's the patsy for an impending CIA planned presidential assassination." John Niles aka Steve White (Johnny Messner) is a former/ sometimes current special ops agent. He has a wife (Estella Warren) and child (Tristian Eggerling) to make himself vulnerable. President Ford (Richard Burgi) has signed in a bill to repel BT-85 a domestic spying program enacted after 9-11. The CIA doesn't like it and decides to assassinate the president. John Niles is coerced into the deed by David Marino (James Remar) who holds his family hostage. John works for Mike Price (Vinnie Jones) a British guy overlooking US intelligence operations...just go with it. Michael Paré plays Detective Tom Watson trying to piece together the carnage.
The production of a one man army was inspired by the Bourne series, but wasn't close to plausible. Vinnie Jones wasn't on the screen for very long and those scenes looked like they were making screen time for him. He was less active than Seagal in his latest films. Michael Paré did a great job as the detective and I liked it when he was on the scene. The film suffered from noticeable goofs. They shoot a car with an automatic weapon and there are no bullet holes. A window is shot out for an escape route. It has large jagged edges. When they go to escape, the edges are gone. The film was constantly sloppy with continuity. Then there are things like, John keeps his multiple passports and license in a box in the closet. Why does he need them now and why would you put it in a place you know where your wife will snoop and find it? And why does the wife sleep with the night stand lamp on? Forcing someone at gunpoint to shoot the President lacks plausibility unless you are really really into conspiracy theories. The plot was so bad, the actors didn't have a chance to make it real...and you can see them trying.
Guide: Plenty of F-words. One sex scene with a pair of hands preventing the technical nudity.
The production of a one man army was inspired by the Bourne series, but wasn't close to plausible. Vinnie Jones wasn't on the screen for very long and those scenes looked like they were making screen time for him. He was less active than Seagal in his latest films. Michael Paré did a great job as the detective and I liked it when he was on the scene. The film suffered from noticeable goofs. They shoot a car with an automatic weapon and there are no bullet holes. A window is shot out for an escape route. It has large jagged edges. When they go to escape, the edges are gone. The film was constantly sloppy with continuity. Then there are things like, John keeps his multiple passports and license in a box in the closet. Why does he need them now and why would you put it in a place you know where your wife will snoop and find it? And why does the wife sleep with the night stand lamp on? Forcing someone at gunpoint to shoot the President lacks plausibility unless you are really really into conspiracy theories. The plot was so bad, the actors didn't have a chance to make it real...and you can see them trying.
Guide: Plenty of F-words. One sex scene with a pair of hands preventing the technical nudity.