Ballistic (2002)

Ballistic: Directed by Wych Kaosayananda. With Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Gregg Henry, Ray Park. Tasked with destroying each other, an FBI agent and a rogue DIA agent soon discover that there’s a much bigger enemy at work.

“When I say u0026quot;Ballistic: Ecks vs. Severu0026quot; was incredible, I donu0026#39;t mean that in a good way. All the main characters are current or former US federal agents, presumably to keep it interesting, but all the action takes places in Vancouver, BC, which, last time I looked, was not in the United States. The basic storyline was fairly straightforward (and rather hackneyed), but the motivations of the various characters were utterly incomprehensible. The film was somewhat on the short side, and I couldnu0026#39;t escape the feeling that the three scenes which might have tied together the loose ends inexplicably ended up on the cutting room floor. Banderas phoned in his performance (for Godu0026#39;s sake, enunciate, man), and the musical score was just irritating. The only two things u0026quot;Ballisticu0026quot; had going for it were the presence of some rarely-seen hardware (fun for you firearms buffs) and some spectacular action sequences (though these were plagued by some annoying clichés, such as a protective vest preventing all injury to a character, and henchmen showing complete disregard for personal safety), and these were simply not enough to save this turkey. Avoid.”