Ultimate Justice

(2017) Ultimate Justice ACTION

Gus (Mark Dacascos) working as a leader of a special forces team of about five or six, i forget going on a saving missions until the so-called daughter of one of the members is kidnapped, recalling the members back in a save situation. Except that each member from Gus's special unit are killed one by one, motivating Gus to figure out whether there's a mole more something that is much more sinister. You know, I hate action movies that make you think that it's black and white and then it turns grey, very very grey. The ending was so dumb beyond belief, I left with hating the movie even more.

I didn't expect the world from 'Ultimate Justice', but star Mark Dacascos has had some fun dtv titles. Plus it allowed me to see Landwehr, Hues and Möller together after the lackluster 'Last Kumite'. Obviously a low budget pic this has some good action, but a bum ending nearly sinks the whole thing.

A leading European private military outfit lead by Gus (Dacascos) are sent in to rescue a hostage, but lose team members in the process. Now disillusioned Gus sells the company he co-founded with pal Hans (Wolfgang Riehm) off. At a party the two enjoy drinks and company of Michaela (Sandra Tauro). Eight years pass and Hans ended up marrying her and having a kid. Then his house broken into sees wife murdered, the daughter kidnapped and he reenlists his friend for help getting her back, finding out who attacked him and why.

Most of the members are given little character moments when they're sought out to reform the team. Hand to hand fights are choreographed well, but the same can't be said for a lone car chase. Shooting is also mired by obvious CGI and poor dubbing of it's foreign cast. You can see for every good element one lets it down. Enjoyed 'Ultimate Justice' right up until the end though when a ridiculous reveal came out of left field.

Starts as a low-budget Expendables, the fight sequences are very well choreographed, and there are plenty of them. Good to see familiar faces like Dacascos and Hues proving they can still do their thing. German martial arts star Mike Moller was a scene stealer, hoping to see more of him in the future. Also have to note Mike Leeder, who has become a legend in the martial arts world behind the scenes, has an enjoyable character on screne in this one. Some shocking character deaths with a WTF kind of twist at the end that put this low budget actioner above average for me. I tend to take negative reviews with a grain of salt, if you are a fan of anyone in the film, you won't go away disappointed.

2:00am, can't sleep, looking for a movie to kill time. Mark Dacascos appears in the thumbnail for the movie. I recognized him from his performance in John Wick 3. Easy sell. I'm immediately drawn into the plot. The first thing you notice, if you are the slightest fan of the action genre? The clock has not been set. One of the review referred to as a knockoff of The Expendable. A fair assessment. I would add a mixture of The Gladiator. The action pieces are executed very well, exposition, action pieces etc. The clock has not been set. It becomes clear what the director substituted for the clock. I will not reveal any of the plot defects other than for an elite group dumb mistake to advanced the movie. The other drawback, paying half bit of attention and you are part of the red-pilled community it will tickle your fancy. This is an action movie for the set pieces alone worth viewing, at least one time at 2:00 in the morning.

I know the director/producer (Martin Christopher Bode) is trying hard to become the next Michael Bay but geez... people are homeless and starving everywhere and you spent money making this garbage? Couldn't get past the the 00:30:00 mark...