Antonio Banderas,
Lucy Liu,
Gregg Henry,
Ray Park,
Talisa Soto
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Two former government agents square off as they search for the most deadly new weapon on Earth in this white-knuckle thriller. Sever (Lucy Liu) was once a top agent with the Defense Intelligence Agenc... read more
Directed by: Wych Kaosayananda, Wych "kaos" Kaosayananda
Release Date: September 20, 2002
Keywords:
action movie,
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worst movie,
lucy liu,
Comic Sans ,
Antonio Banderas ,
Lucy Liu ,
Ray Park
DVD Release Date: December 24, 2002
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April 10, 2009Ballistic-Ecks vs. Sever is so incredibly bad on a mammoth scale that I feel like I should give every movie I've reviewed up to this point an extra star just for not being this one. I could talk about the director's name being Kaos, a scene where a cop holds a gun on a dead body,... read more
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December 15, 2008Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu chase each other through a hail of bullets, broken glass and pointless explosions in this borderline nonsensical action flick. I literally cannot even attempt a synopsis of the plot because it makes so little sense! The characters are all cardboard c... read more
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November 20, 2008"Your most dangerous enemies are the friends you've double-crossed"
Two former government agents square off as they search for the most deadly new weapon on Earth in this white-knuckle thriller. Sever (Lucy Liu) was once a top agent with the Defense Intelligence Agency, b... read more -
September 25, 2007Despite all the negativity that surrounds this movie, it isn't all that bad. Especially if you like explosions and guns.
The story is nothing spectacular by any means. It is really simple and avoids going deep into backgrounds and character development. This film starts out
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August 2, 2007I didn't quite understand the plot, the action, or the title of this dull action flick, which seemed to have a derivative style.
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March 1, 2007Quite not a bad action of two government spooks, Ecks and Sever who are sworn enemies turned to join forces against a common threat.
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November 24, 2006I have no logical rationale for liking this movie, but I do. I think I might have a thing for Lucy Liu.
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March 7, 2008Quite not a bad action of two government spooks, Ecks and Sever who are sworn enemies turned to join forces against a common threat. Lucy Lui is awesome in a quiet role. Some good cinematography but a really weak story.
Critic Reviews
January 5, 2007
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
January 5, 2007
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Director Wych Kaosayananda -- or Kaos, to you -- is stupendously inept, unable even to properly light a combat sequence. Full Review
January 5, 2007
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Before seeing this film I couldn't understand why the producers had given it a subtitle; afterward I realized Ecks vs. Sever was probably the full script. Full Review
October 20, 2002
Manohla Dargis, Los Angeles Times
Ballistic is a generic blur of metallic blue and fireball orange set to the contrapuntal sounds of throbbing techno and eardrum-puncturing noise. Full Review
September 20, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Enough to make a critic go ballistic. Full Review
September 20, 2002
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Almost completely uninvolving, as well as being impenetrable. Full Review
September 20, 2002
Mike Clark, USA Today
For years, people have joked about an action movie that might eliminate plot altogether and simply cut to the pyrotechnics. Someone has finally done it. Full Review
September 20, 2002
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
Some movies were made for the big screen, some for the small screen, and some, like Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, were made for the palm screen. Full Review
September 20, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Two big things are missing -- anything approaching a visceral kick, and anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all. Full Review
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