Trust no one.
Duh.
The Story:
Viktor (Luke Goss) grows up with a tough life in the
Eastern European part of the world. Taught to be a ruthless assassin
at an early age, Viktor ends up faking his own death to get away from
those who would seek to betray him. He turns up in London, and
immediately gets involved with a new crime family, and when they send
him to assassinate one final target, Viktor cannot because he finds he
is falling in love with her. Will love conquer all, or is Viktor just
kidding himself that he can escape his past?
Filmed
on a budget of about $1.75, I went in with low expectations already.
The premise and plot are
decent enough, here we have an assassin that is being filmed, telling
his life story. Starting as a child, and working us up through today,
Viktor paints a dark and brooding picture of the life of a paid killer.
Plus,
don't get me wrong, I like Luke Goss. He stepped in admirably and kept
the Death Race franchise going. He's the cross between Jason Statham
and Stone Cold Steve Austin of action heroes.
Minus all of their charisma. :)
At least in this film.
He plays his part well, a cold, calculating killer.
Then
the movie gets to a point where Viktor makes a life decision, and at
that point, the movie became predictable, with one of two possible
endings, both of them contrived.
Naturally, they used the worst of the two choices.
All I'm going to say, is if you are a hitman, the phrase "Trust No One" is your mantra.
Do not deviate.
This one is available to stream instantly on Netflix as of this writing if you are so inclined.
Final Grade: C- The ending sucked any goodwill I was going to impart on this one. It's lucky to not get a "D" grade from me.
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