Every film cannot be "Citizen Kane", and "Acts of Betrayal" certainly does not qualify as that kind of film. However, it does not have to be. It does help however if you are: a: Be a classic film fan (Does anyone think that it any accident that Matt McColm's character Lance Cooper, shares the last name of Gary Cooper? If you see how laconic this FBI Agent is, and you know who Gary Cooper was, you certainly do not). b: Love Maria Conchita-Alonso. Her Eva Ramirez is loud, abrasive, fun and sexy. c: An action film film fan: There is a ton of shooting and explosions, so this is not exactly a "Chick Flick" "Lifetime" Movie. Since I am all three, I love this film. Spoilers: What it is about is Lance and his partner are ordered by his boss (The Deputy Director of the FBI) to escort Eva (The estranged wife of a Mafia Don) to Court to testify against him. The problem is, people want her dead at all costs, and they have unlimited funds and firepower to do so. It starts with a faked bank robbery, where everyone is supposed to die, and the authorities will be left thinking that is what it was. Of course, the real goal is to kill Eva. Only Eva and Lance survive, and so begins their story. Lance is a tormented ex-Marine who cannot get over his wife's murder (He was away and could do nothing), who is to quote Eva and his Boss "A Boy Scout", who does nothing wrong. In the beginning, Eva flirts with him, and he does not respond, she questions him thinking he was gay, but Lance says he is not, and admits to looking at her legs). When he does that, she knows she has him hooked (Even if he does not). Eva of course, is his total opposite: She is unafraid to say what she thinks about anything, and is hot (To put it mildly such as Seeing her in her red bra).. It is a battle of survival with Lance and Eva vs an evil male and female hit team named Trent (Muse Watson ( who used to play Mike Frank's on NCIS). and Sharon Granite and all of their allies. At the end, Trent is killed and Sharon and Lance were wounded, and the FBI comes in to clean things up. The problem is his Boss and three fellow Agents are corrupt and they have to kill Eva, otherwise the Don will make a deal and testify against them. So the Boss shoots Sharon dead, thinking it was Eva "Saying the B***H is finally dead." He wants to shoot Lance, but because he likes Lance, can't do it, and orders another Agent to do so, but before he can Eva comes out with a machine gun, saying "The b***h is right here." and shoots all four dead. She then asks Lance "What is next?" And Lance says after he takes her back to testify, "There are Choices." Eva asks: "Are you coming with me?" Lance smiles and says: "There are always choices." Simply put, he can no longer go back to the FBI (After what happened), and since Eva saved him from being killed (And brought him out of his shell), he knows that for better or for worse, his future will be with her, and he decided to embrace it (Who would not want to be with her? I certainly would). Eva of course, is one step ahead of Lance, which is why she said "Are you coming with me?" She knew what the answer would be if she asked. Eva and Lance are 100% made for each other proving opposites really attract. A grade of A+ 10/10 stars.
Review of Acts of Betrayal
