Dead
Drop (2013/Lionsgate DVD)
Picture:
B Sound: B Extras: C- Film: C-
A
CIA operative, Michael Shaughnessy, is shot by his best friend and
pushed out of a plane but somehow survives the 5,000 foot fall. Upon
regaining consciousness, Michael reenters the Mexican smuggling ring
where he was operating deep under cover to flush out his attacker,
who is also holding his girlfriend hostage. So he reinserts himself
against the orders of his superiors, goes rogue to find out what
happened, who betrayed him, and if he can do anything to get his
revenge. R. Ellis Frazier's Dead Drop (2013) stars Luke Goss
and Nestor Carbonell.
The
man he knows he needs to find is Santiago, Michael's former partner
in crime. He had gained Santiago's trust, entered his inner circle,
was on his way to busting the ring wide open, when everything had
gone wrong. But now that everyone knows Michael's not dead, he's
having trouble contacting his old buddy.
Apparently
Santiago is in hiding, moving from place to place in a state of
paranoia, feeling the shadow of Michael's wrath creeping up behind
him, but no one is untraceable. It just takes a little persuasion to
get the right information from the right people, and Michael knows
who to ask. He stops off to contact his old love, goes to see some
cousins who might know a thing or two, kidnaps an aspiring dentist;
all in a day's work for an agent who has murder on his mind, a man
who won't stop until his killer is dead.
The
film has some interesting action sequences but never quite losing
sight of its narrative which is important for a film of this caliber.
It's a generic premise but succeeds in entertaining fans of generic
action like The Expendables films or Jason Statham-esque
thrillers.
Sound
and Picture on the disc are standard for DVD with a standard
definition image with an anamorphic aspect ratio at 2.35:1 and a
lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 mix. Spanish subtitles are also on the disc.
Special Features are a Trailer and a Photo Gallery.
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James Harland Lockhart V
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