Ultimate Force (film)
| 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 | |
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
- Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović as Axon Rey/Sphinx
- Božidar Smiljanić as The Director
- Ruža Mađarević as Sari/Nina
- Kishore Mandhyan as Vishnu Prana
- Zvonimir Lučić as Interrogator, the man who tortures Axon Rey
- Matthew Earley as Guggenheim
- Christopher Forbes as Caesar
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
- ↑ Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- 1 2 Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ↑ http://www.index.hr/xmag/clanak/ultimate-force-primjena-peterovog-nacela-na-karijeru-mirka-filipovica/326853.aspx