Os Esquecidos

Ambitious C-movie, which, thanks to a passable look, shoots close to the B category in a crisp 85 minutes.

As expected, the many familiar faces serve every known cliché, which can probably be considered fan service in this sector. Many, perhaps a few too many characters, to bundle a common material from so many threads may be successful for the idols Tarantino and Ritchie, but not for Mr. Woodward. Where else do they steal? Score ala Desperado, shootouts in the spirit of John Woo. But why not, "it does what it's supposed to do".

In most rankings, 4Got10 gets a 4 out 10, with a good mood at the viewing, it could be a 5.

Where do older actors go to retire? I don't know - but they're in movies like this one just prior. Stars Trejo, Lundgren, and Pare - older action stars. Also stars several B-listers as well: Messner, Fox, and Malthe, among them. The plot's been done many a time, drug deal gone bad and the money's in the back of the vehicle to be found, and pursued. This could have been a good movie, but wasn't. The production values are pretty good. The acting isn't. You'd be better off watching something else. I rented this one for $4, and wished I hadn't. I didn't find this one to have been worth watching, wouldn't have paid a dollar to watch it had I known better.

Too stupid for words is what this movie is. you've seen it all before. drugs, money, guns, it's all here. i watched it cause it had some name actors and was billed as an action movie. some actors will do any piece of crap for a paycheck. Lundgren, Trejo, Pare are these actors. they are all very wooden and just going thru the motions here. Messner gave the best performance here and was most believable in his role. i finished watching it only cause i was invested in seeing how it would turn out. this is straight to DVD crap or Netflix. there are a few double crosses here and no one is to be trusted. it was totally stupid who gets away with the money in the end. a real disappointment this movie was considering the talent involved. i guess they were all between better projects. Lundgren should kiss Stallone's ass for giving him a career.

Another day and another low budget, straight to Pay TV, sub Tarantino action thriller with B movie actors.

Johnny Messner is Brian Barnes who comes around suffering a bullet wound, surrounded by dead bodies and dynamic titles telling you who all the main characters are.

Brian is a bad boy who has managed to get out alive but he needs to piece back his life together because he really had forgotten who he is and how he got into this mess.

Dolph Lundgren is the smart law agent who is investigating the killings. Micheal Pare is the crooked sheriff who has found a case full of money and is tempted to take it all. Danny Trejo is the ruthless crime lord who has lost a shed load of money and is looking to get it. Worse still his son bizarrely ran away to become a policeman and he was also killed in the incident. Trejo wants his son's death avenged.

Conveniently the various plot strands come together for contrived shoot outs as the bad guys drop one by one. Brian gets his memories back piecemeal and completes the jigsaw and Lundgren tries to stay one step ahead. The audience will have got a better grasp of where it's all heading in this poorly written film.

The film wants to be a hip smart thriller but the plotting is just too convenient. Having Vivicia Fox along with Trejo just reminds us too much of better Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez films.

(2015) 4 Got 10 ACTION

Tarantino-esque similar to the likes of "Pulp Fiction" and "Snatch" with Brian (Johnny Messner) waking up from a gun fight and gets knocked unconscious during the scuffle. By the time he gains consciousness again, he gets amnesia with brief flashbacks. Two sheriffs eventually show up to the scene with one of them shooting the other deputy on the back, when one of them discovers 3 million in cash stashed in a bag. DEA agent, Bob (Dolph Lundgren) shows up at the crime scene with more revelations to follow, including the woman in charge of the case,DEA Imani (Vivica A Fox) who's attempting to nab drug cartel, Mateo Perez (Danny Trejo) who in turn seeking retribution for the death of his brother who we find out later that he used to work as a deputy.

There is just certain characters I liked and the movie chose to kill them off.