The Commando (2022) - Michael Jai White, Jeff Fahey, Mickey Rourke, Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone

[AlbertV]

In this edge-of-your-seat crime thriller starring Michael Jai White and Mickey Rourke, an elite DEA agent (White) returns home after a failed mission when his family makes an unexpected discovery in their house – a stash of money worth $3 million. They soon face the danger and threat of a newly released criminal (Rourke) and his crew who will do whatever it takes to retrieve the money – including kidnap the agent’s daughters. Stakes are high and lives are at risk in this head-to-head battle as the agent stops at nothing to protect his family against the money-hungry criminals. 

Coming January 7

 

 

[One Armed Boxer]

4 hours ago, AlbertV said:

In this edge-of-your-seat crime thriller starring Michael Jai White and Mickey Rourke, an elite DEA agent (White) returns home after a failed mission when his family makes an unexpected discovery in their house – a stash of money worth $3 million. They soon face the danger and threat of a newly released criminal (Rourke) and his crew who will do whatever it takes to retrieve the money – including kidnap the agent’s daughters. Stakes are high and lives are at risk in this head-to-head battle as the agent stops at nothing to protect his family against the money-hungry criminals. 

So basically a remake of 'Castle Falls' a month after it's been released, even the amount of stashed cash is the same!

[AlbertV]

On 12/7/2021 at 7:11 PM, One Armed Boxer said:

So basically a remake of 'Castle Falls' a month after it's been released, even the amount of stashed cash is the same!

Think of this as Castle Falls meets Falcon Rising, the latter in terms of White playing another high level officer with PTSD.

Edited January 1, 2022 by AlbertV

[Super Ninja]

New White - Rourke team up? Hope it'll be better than Take Back.

[laagi]

1 hour ago, Super Ninja said:

New White - Rourke team up? Hope it'll be better than Take Back.

Anything is better than Take Back. However looking at the trailer my hopes aren't high. Looks terrible and Rourke is at a point in his career where even his visage is barely recognizable. Sad indeed.

[AlbertV]

On 12/8/2021 at 4:02 PM, laagi said:

Anything is better than Take Back. However looking at the trailer my hopes aren't high. Looks terrible and Rourke is at a point in his career where even his visage is barely recognizable. Sad indeed.

It's better than Take Back for sure, but it's more of an emotionally driven action piece. MJW's character suffers from PTSD after the fallsout from the film's opening sequence and while he deals with that, Mickey Rourke's gang leader wants the money so he can go straight. The action mainly happens in the first and third acts of the film, with MJW having a nice brief exchange with "Cowboy" Cerrone and even Rourke does his own fight scenes and a few of his own stunts with no double. It's still not completely mindblowing, but it is better than Take Back,

[ShaOW!linDude]

Watched this on Tubi last night. Honestly, this is nowhere near as good as Castle Falls. You miss nothing if you miss this. MJW showcases his MA skills about 3 times, only 1 of which is worth watching. Not gonna lie: Roarke looks horrendous in this. His plastic surgery makes him look like MJW beat the snot out of him prior to the movie going into production. I mean, his face looks grossly swollen and disproportional at times. His lips look like they were inflated with an air hose. It's just weird, man.