Ultimate Force (film)

This article is about 2005 action film. For the British television series with the same title, see Ultimate Force.
Ultimate Force
Directed by Mark Burson
Produced by Rafael Primorac
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović
Written by Mark Burson
Starring Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović
Music by Jon Parfitt
Cinematography Jeff Barklage
Edited by Mark Burson
Distributed by BCI Home Entertainment
Release dates
  • September 22, 2005 (2005-09-22) (Japan)
  • March 31, 2006 (2006-03-31) (Croatia)
  • November 3, 2006 (2006-11-03) (Greece)[1]
  • November 13, 2007 (2007-11-13) (U.S.)[2]
Running time
93 minutes
Country United States
Croatia
Language English

Ultimate Force is a 2005 action film written and directed by Mark Burson, starring kickboxing/MMA superstar Mirko Filipović as a tough war veteran. The film was released theatrically in Croatia and directly to video in the United States and most parts of the world.

Plot

Agent Axon Rey (Filipović), a decorated war hero and former police officer is recruited by a secret government organization and trained to become "Sphinx", an assassin working for an anti-terrorist organization, undertaking missions where failure means death. After failing to execute one of his targets, his life is however spared and his supervisor Janus (Galo) instead sends him to "Gulag 7", a rehabilitation island. Sphinx is forced to face five other government operatives in a battle of life and death. After defeating them, in a jail cell he finds Nina (Mađarević), his former lover, whose death was faked by the Director (Smiljanić). Together they have to team up with Janus to assassinate the Director.

Cast

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. Patrick Vuong, a Black Belt Magazine columnist said "With its beautiful cinematography and Cro-Cop driven action, Ultimate Force is Universal Soldier meets The Bourne Supremacy", he wrote.[2] Dragan Antulov from the Index.hr, a Croatian daily tabloid, was less enthusiastic about the movie, citing its one-dimensionality and having a low opinion about directing and special effects, comparing quality of the latter to "'futuristic' TV shows made in former Yugoslavia during the 1980s."[3]

Sequel

There were plans for the sequel of the film, titled Ultimate Force II: S.I.N. Retribution, but the project was canceled before the production started. Mirko Filipović was set to star as Axon Rey once again.

References

External links

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