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Checkmate

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 42m
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2.7/10
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Danny Glover, Michael Paré, and Vinnie Jones in Checkmate (2015)
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Six people are thrown together during an elaborate bank heist where any move can alter the outcome. Is it coincidence, or are they merely pawns in a much bigger game.Six people are thrown together during an elaborate bank heist where any move can alter the outcome. Is it coincidence, or are they merely pawns in a much bigger game.Six people are thrown together during an elaborate bank heist where any move can alter the outcome. Is it coincidence, or are they merely pawns in a much bigger game.

  • Director
    • Timothy Woodward Jr.
  • Writers
    • Calvin Cox Jr.
    • Jennifer Deror
    • Henry Mitchell
  • Stars
    • Danny Glover
    • Vinnie Jones
    • Sean Astin
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  • IMDb RATING
    2.7/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Timothy Woodward Jr.
    • Writers
      • Calvin Cox Jr.
      • Jennifer Deror
      • Henry Mitchell
    • Stars
      • Danny Glover
      • Vinnie Jones
      • Sean Astin
    • 39User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Danny Glover
    Danny Glover
    • Elohim
    Vinnie Jones
    Vinnie Jones
    • Lu
    Sean Astin
    Sean Astin
    • Dyson
    Mischa Barton
    Mischa Barton
    • Lauren Campbell
    Michael Paré
    Michael Paré
    • Captain Raymond Mitchell Howard
    Katrina Law
    Katrina Law
    • Katana
    Johnny Messner
    Johnny Messner
    • Joey
    Antwon Tanner
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    • Bones
    Willa Ford
    Willa Ford
    • Sasha
    David Chisum
    David Chisum
    • Allen
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    • Ron
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    • Christopher
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    Kerry Knuppe
    • Calli
    Matt Cinquanta
    Matt Cinquanta
    • Matteo
    Erik Aude
    Erik Aude
    • Officer Williams
    Rachel Laurenne
    • Officer Johnson
    Chris Jai Alex
    Chris Jai Alex
    • Tiny
    Christopher McDaniel
    Christopher McDaniel
    • Paul Campbell
    • Director
      • Timothy Woodward Jr.
    • Writers
      • Calvin Cox Jr.
      • Jennifer Deror
      • Henry Mitchell
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    2eddiewareing

    Bad film you should watch

    I recommend watching this movie just so you can judge for yourself how bad it really is, five famous people in it but nobody did any good acting, that said, it had interesting ideas which kept my girlfriend and I watching it all the way through, I like how everything converged at the end but ultimately the bad acting ruined the entire movie.

    Vinnie Jones does yet another bad film, Mischa Barton didn't do anything, Sean Astin was an interesting character but could have been better, Michael Pare hasn't improved since the eighties (loved Streets of Rage 1984) I got the impression the helicopter was the shadow of a cardboard cut out, I could go on but I think you need to see it for yourself, I gave it a 2 because it did keep me watching
    1kmichaelpm

    WARNING!!...Do Not Touch

    This rubbish is so bad that I was not going to write a review, as I did not think I would be able to put how bad it is into words.

    However, I felt that it was important to warm my fellow humans, and so decided to try.

    If I said that a bunch of schoolchildren could do better, I would be insulting all schoolchildren everywhere.

    If you compared this rubbish to the first day of an acting school course, you would expect that the lecturer would have gone out the back and committed suicide half way through, just to avoid the second half. 80% of the dialogue consists of the word f#ck....and all it's derivatives.

    Not only is there no story, but what there is is so confusing as to be a health hazard. Do not even look for acting. It simply is non existent. Please, do not be duped by the inclusion of Danny Glover and Vinnie Jones. At this point, moviegoers must accept that if either one or both of them are in a movie that it is a very good reason to avoid it at all costs. They are not even trying to hide the fact anymore that they are simply selling their names to absolute rubbish, and are quite happy to walk away with a fat cheque, and could not give a damn about their fans. It is truly sad.

    Please....please...do not be tempted to spend hard earned cash on this tripe, just so these idiots can laugh all the way to the bank. You will never forgive yourself for wasting precious time and money on the worst trash ever to hit the screen.
    1nyrn

    The bottomless pit.

    Unfortunately no amount of f-words can save this immature and epicly sad excuse of a movie. We all have to pay the rent, I get that. Sometimes it just hurts to watch it happen. Checkmate tries to be so bad-ass it falls flat on its face from the very first frame. Disconnected plot, no character development, crazy amount of cuss words, words of wisdom outtro etc. The turkeylist goes on. How did Glover and Aston even end up in this mess? I would seriously think a seventh grader could put together a more interesting script. This is by far the worst film I've seen the last 10 years. We're not talking funny bad here either. Low budget just got a new low - and I'm not even gonna comment on the girl with the samurai sword.
    1yaarodinamalar

    Took pains to register and comment

    **** The movie is plain awful **** It was on Netflix, saw Danny Glover and expected something. What an unbearable movie. Normally I read the reviews and STOP. I never like to post any commentary. This time, the movie was so horrible, I broke my promise to myself, created an Yahoo! ID, confirmed it and created the IMDb id, confirmed it and then typed it. I am so determined to post this so that no one goes through the horror of watching this movie. Waterboarding may not be this horrible. And what is with the F* bombs, is it supposed to make them look 'bad'. Their acting (or lack of that) ensures that they are bad. What a horrible piece of movie. They could have sent the money on this to some charity organization. Is this a piece done for some laundering ?
    1Hammer-Rocks

    Don't waste your time

    A B-grade movie and a bad one at that. The film obviously had a small budget and it showed.

    The film lacked atmosphere. There was no ambiance of background sounds, noise etc. The scenes outdoors where far too quiet. Plus where is the public? There were no people seen in the background. Making the scenes look obvious they were filed in a studio (rather than on location).

    And what's worse than the acting was the lack of basic FX. Wait, I change that, the acting was worse.

    Don't waste one and half hours of your time watching this. That time is better spent watching the grass grow.

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    • Trivia
      Sean Astin changed most of his character lines to Bible verses himself.
    • Goofs
      When we are first introduced to the chess players Elohim (Danny Glover) and Lu (Vinnie Jones) at the chessboard, the board itself is set up incorrectly. Kings and Queens are reversed, because the board is rotated 90º from the correct starting position. Players set up the board so that White has a dark square on his/her lower left, the a1 square, so the White Queen starts the game on a white square, d1, and the White King on a dark square, e1. Elohim's K is on d1 and his Q on e1. This is a common mistake for novice chess players.
    • Soundtracks
      Club Sin
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    • Release date
      • September 8, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Arbitrary Rule
    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney's Golden Oak Ranch - 19802 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Status Media & Entertainment
      • Puppy Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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