Hard Kill
Hard Kill
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| Directed by | Matt Eskandari |
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| Music by | Rhyan D'Errico |
| Cinematography | Bryan Koss |
| Edited by | R.J. Cooper |
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| Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment[2] |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $111,523[3] |
Hard Kill is a 2020 American action-thriller film directed by Matt Eskandari and starring Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis, and Natalie Eva Marie.[4] It was released on August 21, 2020, by Vertical Entertainment.
Plot[edit source]
Upset that her revolutionary technology will be misused for military purposes, Eva Chalmers approaches an extremist known as the Pardoner, who promises to help her use it to save the world. When she balks at his terrorist plans, he takes her hostage and attempts to coerce her father, Donovan, into revealing the code to activate it. Donovan hires a team of mercenaries led by Derek Miller to rescue Eva and recover the tech.
Cast[edit source]
- Jesse Metcalfe as Derek Miller[5]
- Bruce Willis as Donovan Chalmers[6]
- Natalie Eva Marie as Sasha[7]
- Lala Kent as Eva Chalmers[8]
- Texas Battle as Nicholas Fox
- Sergio Rizzuto as The Pardoner
- Swen Temmel as Dash Hawkins
- Tyler Jon Olson as Lt. Colton
Production[edit source]
Principal photography began in January 2020 in Cincinnati,[9] under the working title Open Source.[10]
Release[edit source]
The film was simultaneously released in theaters and video on-demand in the United States on August 21, 2020.[11][12] It also received a theatrical release in Saudi Arabia on November 5, 2020, where it grossed $96,534.[13][3] Hard Kill then became available to stream on Netflix on November 23, 2020.[14]
Reception[edit source]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 0% based on 20 reviews and an average rating of 2.60/10.[15] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter said that Willis "seems to have settled on making listless appearances in forgettable B-movie action movies as a retirement funding plan". He said that although Metcalfe "boasts the appropriate physicality" for his role, he is "unable to summon sufficient charisma to make his character remotely interesting". Scheck called the other performances "equally lackluster" except for Marie, who "makes for a convincing female badass".[16]
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