Break Even

The scenario has many plot holes in a lot of places. The general idea for the movie is good, but the action and performances inside the film seems poor in my opinion. I would almost say difficult to watch after an hour or so for some people. Give it a try if you want but don't expect anything above average.

This is a low budget affair and it shows. This plot has been seen before - nice people find bad people's money and the bad people come after them.

The scenes are pretty disjointed and don't fit together very well. There are plot holes at seemingly every turn.

Jaq (Tasya Teles) is the only actor who does a good job with their role. But the script she has to work with is horrible. Her fellow crew members are. Without giving away nything her relationship with the bad guys and other felons is confusing and simply not believable.

Agent Crowe (Joanna Pacula) is a particularly bad actress. As the main nemesis in the movie her bad acting pulls it all down. In her defense, she and most of the other roles are poorly defined.

Most hilarious is what is basically a cameo from Steve Gutenburg who has put on a few pounds. He's the only actor in the movie you probably have heard of before. He is given top billing (?). His acting is pretty bad as he tries to restore the zaniness of his Police Academy days. I actually liked those. Unfortunately for Steve, he could never move beyond that to any other big roles.

Sorry and obviously no pun intended as always. You may know the main character from her TV roles (I am not sure how distinct you think her voice is, so maybe you are a fan of video games too) ... mainly The 100 of course. At least that is true for me.

The action movie is quite ... well it is easily told, even if I reckon there are some twists along the way. On the other hand her main antagonist ... well it is quite cliche. Also there might be some nudity in this, though I couldn't tell what exactly you could see .. the service I watched this on blurred the love scene ... not sure if that would play any role for you (not the blurring, but the nudity if there is any and if it is male or female focused).

That all said, the movie is I reckon decent enough ... especially if you are a fan of hers ... it is more or less a showreel for her .. and she stretch a bit of her acting muscles. Weird ending I suppose ...

What a stupid story with terrible acting. Nothing more needs to be said.

We need someone to root for. We can root for good guys, like heroes in action movies. We can root for bad guys, like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. But we need to root for someone. We need someone we care about.

This movie has NO one we care about. Four argumentative repulsive dimwits find $50 million. They decide to steal it. Watching the four of them die in a hail of gunfire is the best we can hope for.

They are pursued by corrupt DEA agents, led by an argumentative repulsive dimwit. She wants to steal the $50 million for herself. Watching her and her corrupt henchmen die in a hail of gunfire is the best we can hope for.

The $50 million belongs to a drug dealer. Watching him and his goons die in a hail of gunfire is the best we can hope for.

And that's the film. We're watching in the hopes everyone gets what they deserve. Only there is no one trying to give it to them. There is no protagonist.

Three stars for the temerity to release a movie where Steve Gutenberg is the best actor in the cast. Minus one star for a screenwriter who doesn't know the basics of the craft.

Two stars.