- AMG Rating:
- Genre: Action
- Movie Type: Action Thriller, Caper
- Themes: Criminal's Revenge, Fathers and Sons
- Release Year: 2001
- Country: US
- Run Time: 90 minutes
Plot
Navy SEAL Brascoe (Dan Andersen), is forced out of the service in disgrace after being framed by his partner Cody (Olivier Gruner) regarding a conflict gone wrong. Now a civilian without direction, Brascoe learns that his bad luck hasn't run out yet: His young son is dying from cancer and Brascoe needs $5 million to finance a radical new treatment that may save his life. Brascoe asks an arrogant billionaire, Baker (Michael Ironside), for a donation, but is stiff-armed by burly body guards. Desperate for the money, Brascoe rounds up a gang of crack thieves -- including Sparks (Michael Madsen) and Brady (Grand L. Bush) -- to steal the cash from Baker. The heist completed, Brascoe's men are slaughtered one at a time -- but it's not by a vengeful Baker. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie GuideReview
There's not a lot of action in this bland outing, which is disappointing given the plethora of distinguished B-movie faces in the cast. Largely a showcase production for debuting, charisma-free bodybuilder Dan Anderson, Extreme Honor goes from one scene to the next in the most methodical manner possible, with nary a whiff of style or substance to sustain interest. Oddly, most of the rough stuff takes place off screen, until the brief shootout and fist-fight finale featuring action hero Olivier Gruner, who arrives way to late to save the day. It appears the script wasn't read until the day of the shoot -- how else to explain the instantaneous, chemistry-less romance that flares up between Brascoe and Samantha (Odile Corso), the reporter ostensibly covering Brascoe's case. Not likely. Someone was clearly looking for a way to include the obligatory sex scene, which in this case was misguided since it reveals Anderson's chest to be larger than Corso's.~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide
