Silvio Simac Movies
Strong-armed into transporting the kidnapped daughter of the head of the Environmental Agency for the Ukraine from Marseilles to Odessa, skilled wheelman Frank Martin (Jason Statham) enlists the aid of Inspector Tarconi (François Berléand) in accomplishing the treacherous assignment in this action-packed installment of the popular action series produced by Luc Besson (who also co-scripts). Frank isn't exactly thrilled with his latest assignment, but when his employer turns up the pressure, he has little choice but to deliver. His cargo is a feisty young girl named Valentina (Natalya Rudakova) -- who just happens to be the daughter of Leonid Vasilev (Jeroen Krabbé), the powerful top dog of the Ukraine EPA. Now, as Frank makes his way through Stuttgart and Budapest on the road to the Black Sea, Vasilev's men besiege his car from all sides, and his cynical young passenger gets a bad case of Stockholm Syndrome. As the driver and his cargo grow increasingly close, they both realize that making even a single mistake could cost them dearly. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jason Statham, Natalya Rudakova, (more)
- 2007
- R
A man with a brutal past is called on to repay an old blood debt, in the process crossing the city's most powerful crime boss and realizing that his only hope for survival is to wipe out the entire syndicate before they realize what's hit them. There was a time when Ryan (Brendan Carr) truly believed that he'd finally outrun his dark past; that all changed the moment a familiar face showed up on his doorstep begging for help. But Ryan has been betrayed, and everything he cared about the one person he cared most about has been forced to endure inhuman suffering. Ten men were responsible for destroying Ryan's life, and now ten men will die by his hand. It may be a suicide mission, but that's a risk that Ryan is willing to take in order to give his tormentors a taste of their own vicious medicine. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Brendan Carr, Terry Stone, (more)
Two men cut off from the world in different ways become unlikely friends and protectors in this offbeat action drama. Danny (Jet Li) is a physically powerful but emotionally stunted man; never given any sort of proper education, Danny has learned little in his lifetime but how to fight, and his minder, Bart (Bob Hoskins), treats him more like a guard dog than anything else, using him in illegal no-holds-barred brawls that earn Bart plenty of money but only reinforce Danny's violent alienation. When Bart is injured in an auto accident, Danny is left to fend for himself, and stumbles upon Sam (Morgan Freeman), an elderly piano tuner who has lost his sight. Sam is the first person to treat Danny with kindness, and the music he plays soothes the troubled soul of the fighter. However, Danny's fighting skills soon come in handy when Sam runs afoul of a pack of small-time crooks who believe he knows too much about their operations. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, (more)
