Double Threat

I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the entertaining movie. I was worried it was going to be yet another awful movie (like "Guns of Eden", but this was generally very well done with great dialogue and execution of the dialogue.

Yes, there were gaps regarding where all the bad guys were coming from and did they all have the same Ford Raptor black-colored trucks or were they always using the same one. It bothered me to see one of the AR15 rifles without any rear sight or carry-handle sight attached. The crime boss father looked a lot one of the Weather Channel meteorolists, without being that guy. The end between the crime boss and son seemed out of context or just a wasted ending and scene. I really liked the performances of characters Natasha, Jimmy, Ellis, and Ask along with, again, the dialogue.

Fighting scenes were generally very well executed other than that AR15 rifle sight issue I already noted. (Armorers/directors, please don't leave out details like that by shooting the scene anyway without a rifle's rear sight. Armorers, bring a spare sight or entire complete firearm.

Olivieri, I've a question for you, but it can wait for some other time or other platform (regarding the mole).

"Double Threat" had both an interesting cover/poster and synopsis, which made me sit down and watch this movie. I hadn't even ever heard about this movie from writer CJ Walley and director Shane Stanley, so I didn't know what to expect.

And there were aspects of the movie that proved interesting enough, but over all as a movie then it just failed to be overly enjoyable or entertaining. It was because of the majority of the storyline just felt irrelevant and pointless, and that made for a lousy viewing experience.

I wasn't familiar with the cast in "Double Threat", but they actually put on good enough performances despite of having little to work with in terms of script and storyline. And I will say that lead actor Matthew Lawrence (playing Jimmy) and Danielle C. Ryan (playing Natasha) were nicely cast for the movie.

If you enjoy a good action movie, then "Double Threat" is not really the best of choices. But hey, maybe this movie is just what tickles you in the all the right places.

My rating of "Double Threat" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.

Suspend belief, enjoy the good dialogue, ignore the bad. The fight scenes were pretty decently done, reminiscent of Natasha Romanoff I thought. But the sex scene - really? In these days of freely available porn which is so much better (I'm told) these sorts of semi-modest scenes are a bit cringeworthy.

This was such a childish production, was it made for a twelve year old audience? I gave it one hour and then just couldn't take it anymore. The story was so cliched and predictable, and then add that there were more cringe moments than anything close to a worthy comical laugh. It was lazily written, mushy, corny and simply a waste of time. Nothing really happens except for the same cat and mouse game, with a split personality being the so-called tough act, then the forgettable whiney drama queen, and that got boring real fast. Within the first 5 minutes, Danielle C. Ryan's character gets annoying and it just keeps getting worse, and you'll start noticing this entire film is laughable, then it becomes cringe with all the monotony. For that matter, every character and performance was cheesy and annoying. I can't understand how anyone would have the patience to sit through this entire sloth. Even at a mere 92 min runtime, a lot of nothing happens. At 30 mins in, it felt like I've been watching paint dry for at least one hour. Don't waste your time on this, anything is a better watch and more entertaining. It's a very generous 3/10 from me, all going to some decent directing and cinematography - that's it.

From the opening frame the movie has the feel of quality and the whole movie is beautifully designed and beautifully shot. I think the subtle twists on the familiar boy meets girl-assassin routine are quite fun and.the action moves along fairly even paced. I am afraid I did not find any plot holes, and overall I laughed a lot.