Load of rubbish!!

Let's be realistic.

A Disappointing Continuation

Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Wesley Snipes can be a fun actor but this vehicle just made no sense. I have never seen so many obvious lazy mistakes in the action in the continuity and a dumb dumb makes no sense plot. Some of its so funny on how obvious like when he is being chased by police sedans and suddenly as they wreck they turn into station wagons. If you want to watch it try to count mistakes the first time and than the second time just listen to the dialog and try to make sense. like why did they call in a so called nato bomb squad for a local issue. And the uniforms were horrendous on the so called marines. A horrible horrible movie by a director that needs to go to school and learn about editing

Jack Tolliver used to be a captain in the US Special Forces but after a dishonourable discharge he has become an expert thief. His latest job involves hitting an armoured car firm on the day it collects the money from all the casinos in Bucharest; it all goes well till they find one of the vehicles contains two armed men with a secure briefcase; he has no idea what is in it but it must be worth a fortune to get that sort of protection. Shortly after they leave the scene they are ambushed by a rival gang; Tolliver escapes with the case but the other gang grab one of his team; Suza; the beautiful woman Tolliver was sharing his bed with in the opening scene. As he flees he bumps into Sgt. Kelly Anders, a member of British Military Police, and ends up stealing her car with her in it. They split after a chase and he must work out how to save Suza and Anders must prove that she wasn't involved in the crime. Over the course of the film they run into a variety of villains and learn that the case contains a painting that may be worth sixty five million dollars.Knowing this film when straight to DVD my expectations weren't too high; perhaps because of that I found myself enjoying it far more than I expected. The action is plentiful and well executed, the plot is decent enough and the stars do a decent enough job. Wesley Snipes does a fine job as Tolliver, although not his best, and he as ably supported by Tamzin Outhwaite as Anders; the rest of the cast aren't bad although not as good as the leads. Inevitably there are quite a few clichés including a twist that won't surprise too many viewers. There are a few laughable moments; most notably the damage to the car which changed between scenes. Overall I'd say that while this film is far from great it is at least a fun way to pass an hour and a half.

So boring, bland, embarrassingly awful, under-whelming and badly acted was '7 seconds', that I happily dozed off halfway through with not one whit of guilt (I usually like to see a film through to the bitter end before pronouncing such a damning indictment). The only cast member with any acting ability was Wesley Snipes and even he appeared lacklustre and weary in this miserably concocted heist 'thriller' (I use the word in the loosest sense of the meaning). Set in Romania, no visual attention was paid to any of its natural and cultural assets, history, art or scenic beauty; we were only 'treated' to scenes of the inner city of some drab, faceless, 'Eastern European' country filled with dull, clichéd characters lacking any iota of personality. The one-dimensional plot dragged along like a month of wet Sundays as one set of gangsters chased another set of gangsters who had (yawn) accidentally stolen an expensive painting from an armoured 'brinks' vehicle - that's about all I remember (or care to remember) of it and it would be a waste of your and my time in saying much more about this ill-conceived plot. The few attempts at humour were wincingly painful, the visuals dull and colourless, and the acting cringe-making. I do hope the script writer and director (Simon Fellows) are now in hiding and have made a written promise (in their own blood) never to subject the public to another of their ill-fated attempts at film making - and I do hope Wesley Snipes has recovered from the ignominy of appearing in such a bunch of drivel. Unless you're an insomniac looking for a cure for your sleeplessness, DON'T watch this movie!

It's all about Bang Bang, and it's really so good at it. (Martin Wheeler)'s script is highly smart (a master thief who has been stolen), it's fast-paced and well-structured in the same time, the action is above average regarding being a D-T-V movie or not, the car chases are awesome (just the continuous fake back-projections annoyed me), but surely this movie for me is a Video Blockbuster !.The worst thing would be the climax as it wasn't up to all the non-stoppable action before it. And the rest of the criticism will go for points like a non-needed flash-forward for Outhwaite's character before her car being kidnapped by the lead ; it ruined some of the thrill for being slightly cool!. The fact of some fight happening at the bus station (clever one by the way) while no policeman or police camera is watching. And the title (7 Seconds !) whereas it's catchy but got nothing really to do with the story.Despite handling the action perfectly, on the contrary the dramatic scenes looked like TV ones through these very close close-ups. And with the absence of catchy music, saner editing, or rich sets it missed the touch of being that dazzling. But again that's comparing to the American summer flicks. Because as a product of the "7 Second Film Co. Ltd." Company (!) it is fair.(Tamzin Outhwaite) is an enjoyment apart, with a magically beautiful presence all along. She actually "performed" her character while she's in a flick that demands no such efforts !, she was extremely sexy, starting from the way she speaks to the way she moves with that tall lissome hot figure of her. Not to mention some chemistry with the lead as well.(Wesley Snipes) was and still is one of the creative action heroes when it comes to memorable fist-fights or complicated combats on the screen. I remember one of Hollywood's action choreographers talking on a TV program about 3 stars who don't satisfy about themselves unless they added something of their own to the fight scene to make it different; these are (Bruce Willis), (Mel Gibson), and (Snipes). The good part (and the bad part also !) is the fact of Snipes as originally a good actor who hadn't any chance to act a bit in movies like this one.So with nearly seven D-T-V movies during the period between 2005 till 2008 we must ask why he made them in the first place ?. I think mainly because he took "New Line Cinema" to court with the other producers of "Blade: Trinity" for allegedly failing to pay him his full salary ; One kiss of death in Hollywood where you could be doomed forever if you touched the untouchables and sued the "Holy Producer" !!, or maybe he didn't wait to be treated this way ?, or maybe because he got tired of Hollywood, loving his job this away from it, owning much freedom or a space to make what he wants as he wants ? (The reason why Jackie Chan is still traveling to Hong Kong to make movies away from USA), or maybe it's the green, that he receives in complete these times, without much taxes ?!. I don't know, but what I really know that some of these movies, despite any lower look you may feel, have wonderful potentials and they are solidly entertaining, sometimes superior than ones were on the big screen itself. But a voice in you will somehow remonstrate that (Snipes) meets the fate of (Jean Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal,.. ) making only a Bang Bang direct-to-video works while he's better actor by all means.At last I have one question : why there isn't any awards for the Direct-to-Video movies till now ? I believe one day we may have at the list of the greatest movies ever some of those flicks !