This is a fun action flick that moves well. If anything, it moves TOO fast. They have one too many action setups, and too little character development, especially regarding the mole in their midst.
The realism factor is reasonable; nothing grotesquely improbable to pull you out of the story. The acting is at the usual action flick level, with an exceptional bonus from renowned british thespian derek jacoby.
This has the heavy handed smudged fingerprints of a sequel series, and Jacoby's character is a big clue for that -- the irascible old man sidekick with an unknown past. Besides, it's based on a series of books written by a former SBS operative, so there's plenty of potential action to mine.
I'm glad it's british -- their lower budgets keep their action flicks honest.
The realism factor is reasonable; nothing grotesquely improbable to pull you out of the story. The acting is at the usual action flick level, with an exceptional bonus from renowned british thespian derek jacoby.
This has the heavy handed smudged fingerprints of a sequel series, and Jacoby's character is a big clue for that -- the irascible old man sidekick with an unknown past. Besides, it's based on a series of books written by a former SBS operative, so there's plenty of potential action to mine.
I'm glad it's british -- their lower budgets keep their action flicks honest.