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After a politician dies, seemingly of spontaneous combustion, explosives expert Danny O'Neill (Pierce Brosnan) is called in to investigate. O'Neill and his team have to work under Sen. Frank Traveres (Ron Silver), but the two have a troubled history since the government official is sleeping with the agent's estranged wife. Soon Traveres becomes a target of the mysterious assassins, and O'Neill discovers that they are using an ingested liquid explosive to kill their victims.
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Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena 01/07/2010
1/5
Com sua cena de sexo cafona, seus dilogos patticos, seus efeitos trash e seu roteiro absurdo, quase acaba servindo como diverso involuntria. Quase. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/03/2005
2/5
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 07/29/2005
2/5
Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) 02/17/2005
0/5
Man, the Bond films came just in time to rescue Brosnan from swill like this. Go to Full Review
Walter Chaw Film Freak Central 07/01/2003
1/5
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Cees T 03/17/2023 Manly but amusingly bad 1992 action movie. See more Steve D 02/22/2023 It is a mess with a ridiculous plot. Only the stars bring anything fun to it. See more 04/13/2022 What the **** was Pierce Bronson smoking and drinking when he starred in this movie piece-of-****?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 06/02/2020 I Loved this Exciting Great Thriller. I Rate it A Solid 10 See more 07/26/2015 Illogical and just plain stupid, Live Wire may be very dumb, but it's audiences will get a laugh out of the film's utter stupidity. See more 08/31/2014 My all time favorite Pierce Brosnan movie. Smart action film with brains and heart. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis After a politician dies, seemingly of spontaneous combustion, explosives expert Danny O'Neill (Pierce Brosnan) is called in to investigate. O'Neill and his team have to work under Sen. Frank Traveres (Ron Silver), but the two have a troubled history since the government official is sleeping with the agent's estranged wife. Soon Traveres becomes a target of the mysterious assassins, and O'Neill discovers that they are using an ingested liquid explosive to kill their victims.
Director
Christian Duguay
Producer
Suzanne Todd, David Willis
Screenwriter
Bart Baker
Production Co
New Line Cinema
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2012
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
Surround
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