Emil Slovak and Oleg Razgul are two ex-con who have just been released from prison. However, instead of making a fresh start, the two lapse into their old way by robbing a bank in Russia. And soon do they forget what make them in prison.
Alley flasher, pubescent paperboy, toy with a broken squeaker. Edward Burns sounds like those things, but plays none of them here. He's fire marshal Jordy Warsaw. That sounds like a Pauly Shore character; Shore would arguably act with greater conviction.
Two horrifyingly bad hours that should stand as a reminder to keep Hollywood away from big issues or anything else it can put in its mouth and choke on.
EmanuelLevy.Com
January 31, 2006
Andy Warhol's theory gets yet another Hollywood workup in this slezy actioner, this time around with two foreign criminals as media-hungry badasses.