![]() When getting into the action of Hard Kill, this is also a frustrating element to pick apart because clearly there was a lot of effort in constructing the action set pieces in the movie. Photo courtesy of Vertical Entertainment. Jesse Metcalfe as Derek Miller in Action/Sci-Fi, HARD KILL, a Vertical Entertainment release. So, in essence, it makes all the shootouts and hand to hand combat scenes a waste of time because we don’t have a sense for what the good guys are fighting for. It’s seems to be a very important plot device for the movie, but the biggest problem and frustrating part is that Hard Kill doesn’t dive into that part of it’s narrative. Hard Kill never really spends time explaining on what this piece of technology is capable of, what it’s used for, or even what the bad guys want with it. The narrative and the consequences that follow for the whole 100 minutes of the movie are rather uninteresting and disappointingly uneventful. The premise for Hard Kill is easy and simple to follow, but then that leads us to the first issue with the movie. ![]() Miller and the rest of his team will stop at nothing to defend this piece of technology and to get Chalmers’s daughter back safe and sound.Īction movies, for the most part, will more than likely have a simple premise. The mission then takes a complete shift when Chalmers’s own daughter is suddenly taken as a hostage by the enemy. Team leader and combat expert Derek Miller gets himself in a deadly showdown with an old enemy of his. The film focuses on a group of mercenaries, organized by billionaire and tech CEO Donovan Chalmers, protecting a dangerous piece of technology. L-R: Jesse Metcalfe as Derek Miller and Bruce Willis as Donavan Chalmers in Action/Sci-Fi, HARD KILL, a Vertical Entertainment release. The action has virtually no stakes at all and the dynamics between the team is poorly developed. Hard Kill doesn’t really categorize well on either side of the action movie spectrum because it’s neither fun or stylish and takes itself a little too seriously. ![]() On the other, you have the style of action movies in the vein of say The Expendables, Kingsman, and John Wick, where there might be a good level of seriousness, but the promise is just a good time with competent and high octane action for an hour or two. On the one hand, you have the style of action movies such as Taken, Jason Bourne, and Sicario, where there’s certainly action in all of those movies, but they manage to back that action up with high stakes or a strong emotional crux. ![]() Action movies, as of late, have become much more versatile than some might expect. Even the worst action movies can get somewhat of a pass if the action is exciting and visceral. “Hard Kill” is a disappointing, low stakes action flick. Home › Reviews › In Theaters › “Hard Kill” is a disappointing, low stakes action flick. ![]()
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