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Mercenary for Justice

2006 · 96 min

A gritty, fast-paced action thriller with double-crosses and shootouts, offering straightforward entertainment with a tough-guy hero.

Directed by: Don E. FauntLeRoy
Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Starring: Steven Seagal, Jacqueline Lord, Roger Guenveur Smith

Tagline: It's time to fight again!
Overview: Mercenary John Seeger is one of the best in the business. John and his crew battle some soldiers on Galmoral Island in Southern Africa as they're trying to rescue the French Ambassador -- there's a coup going on. Some of John's soldiers unload their machine guns into the Ambassador and his family, blowing the mission and getting his best friend Radio Jones killed. He heads back to the US and visits Radio's wife Shondra to tells her the news, and then promises that he'll take care of her and her son Eddie. But shortly after he makes that vow, Shondra and Eddie get kidnapped.

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Directed by: Don E. FauntLeRoy
Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Starring: Steven Seagal, Jacqueline Lord, Roger Guenveur Smith

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
revenge
corruption
loyalty
survival
Places: big city
prison
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, adventure, thriller
Directed by: Don E. FauntLeRoy
Starring: Steven Seagal, Jacqueline Lord, Roger Guenveur Smith, Luke Goss, Michael Kenneth Williams, Adrian Galley, Langley Kirkwood, Verity Price
Music: Stephen Edwards
Cinematography: Don E. FauntLeRoy
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United States of America, South Africa
Languages: English, Czech

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