The main problem with this last in the budding franchise is Good himself. Granted the film is just one more in a series that shares the numerical title. Once the action starts in, where a Burke’s 11 or so henchmen try to track down and kill Shaw, the 12 rounds of the title makes more sense. Burke and Shaw have a history of antagonism and it is shown a number of ways. The dead man has a piece of evidence that will convict the dirty cop if it is not retrieved. Burke kills a partner at the start of the film and covers it up. A crooked detective with a gang in the police department that obeys his every order. “ Dark Matter” star Roger Cross is Tyler Burke. He himself was wounded in the line of duty and has just returned to work. Jonathan Good, aka Dean Ambrose, plays John Shaw (Even the name evokes memories of John McClane…) a straighter than straight cop whose partner was shot. (The man can act and has presence that few can come near replicating on screen.) Although this watered down version features a WWE star and the action is not as funny or as epic as the 1988 Willis vehicle.Įver since Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s runaway success with his film career, WWE heavyweights (pun intended) have been leaping on the acting wagon to become the “Next Big Thing.” None have quite matched the success of Johnson. The hero has limited firepower in a locked down building and no outside help. I am giving he film 3 fists out of five for a final grade.12 Rounds 3: Lockdown is yet another of a long list of films to copy the “ Die Hard” formula. It’s not the best in the series, but it’s decent. This is an action film so you know exactly what you are getting with it. What happens next is awesome as Dean keeps his cool the whole time. One of the funniest scenes in the film was right when you first see Dean as he is waiting at a stop light and some snot nosed kid in a Porsche pulls up wanting to race. The camera work is pretty good, but there’s times when some of the shots get a little annoying. That is not me saying that Dean didn’t do well because I thought he was great in the film and a little bit better than most in the film. The fight scenes in the film are a little messy and they’re just OK in my opinion. In this film, the 12 rounds refer to the amount of bullets in his gun that he’ll have to get the job done. The original concept of the films were great because it made it a game. I was excited to see Dean Ambrose starring in an action movie, but the film changed in many ways. The big boss is defeated and you’ll just have to wait and see for yourselves as far as how it was done. There is no love interest and an officer that he had just met that day was shot and killed, but I didn’t count that. He kind of has an origin story, but the only thing you find out is that his partner was killed in duty and that Burke was also Shaw’s former partner. Now as far as the stats are concerned, Dean’s character has 11 kills/knockouts in the film. Before we get into the review, let’s check out some stats: The film also stars Daniel Cudmore (X-Men: The Last Stand) as Gideon, Lochlyn Munro (Scary Movie) as Darrow, Ty Olsson (X-Men 2) as Harris, Sarah Smyth (50/50) as Officer Taylor, Rebecca Marshall (That’s My Boy) as Captain Matthews, Kirby Morrow (RoboCop) as Saul, Toby Levins (Godzilla) as Meeks, Sharon Taylor (Stargate: Atlantis) as Carmen, Hugo Steele (Man Of Steel) as Hurst, and the film was directed by Stephen Reynolds (Vendetta). Shaw only has 12 rounds in his gun to help defend himself while he tries to figure out a way to get the evidence out. Cross), the corrupt cop gets wind of what Shaw is doing and to protect his own behind, he puts the whole building into lockdown and he hunts Shaw. While on the job, he discovers some corruption in the precinct involving a former partner and he decides to investigate it. Dean is returning to the job for the first time in months after the death of his partner. Dean is the latest to star in 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown which he plays a troubled Detective named Shaw. Eddie’s 31 Days of Halloween 2022: Day 25: The Seventh Sign (1988)įor today’s Ass Whoopin Wednesday film, I chose a film that I wanted to check out for a while when I heard that WWE wrestler Dean Ambrose was the latest to get into films.Eddie’s Countdown To Halloween Episode 1 (1/30/23).Eddie’s Countdown To Halloween Episode 2 (2/6/23). Eddie’s Countdown To Halloween: Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey.Ass Whoopin Wednesdays: John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023).Ass Whoopin Wednesdays: Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992).Eddie’s Countdown To Halloween Episode 5 (4/20/23).
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