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solid action flick, but....

posted 11 years ago by yeshewa
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this was never intended for the academy to vote on; that i get, but seriously ben foster goes from being a loadie/loner/loser to lethal killer who could have taken on a terminator T-1000 in about 10 minutes. these movies are all about suspension of disbelief and i honestly miss these types of movies i wish more were made, but an afternoon does not a mercenary extraordinaire make, i give it a 6

[–] boondocksaint20 11 years ago

Foster's character was trained by his father. This was discussed during one of the first scenes Foster and Statham are in, and how Statham was taken in as the protege instead.