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Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

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Haunted by the mysterious death of his wife, Jeremiah Ecks (Antonio Banderas) has become a recluse, but the former FBI manhunter is blackmailed back into service to track down an unstoppable ex-DIA operative, code-named Sever (Lucy Liu), who has kidnapped the young son of the head of a secret committee of international security agencies.
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

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A startlingly inept film, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever offers overblown, wall-to-wall action without a hint of wit, coherence, style, or originality.

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Matt Singer ScreenCrush I'm having a hard time believing the words as I type them but ... it's not that bad. Rated: 4/10 Jan 29, 2019 Full Review Nell Minow Beliefnet An endless barrage of bullets and bazookas Rated: D Oct 9, 2015 Full Review Jocelyn Noveck Associated Press For many viewers, the big question may be not whether Ecks and Sever will get together, or why they are fighting in the first place, but why am I sitting here, anyway? Sep 15, 2014 Full Review William Bibbiani Consequence I guess not every bad movie has a cult following in its future. Some of them are just kinda bad. Sep 20, 2022 Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News If you must see Ecks vs. Sever, just go bang your head against the wall for an hour and a half. It would be the same effect. Nov 15, 2019 Full Review Michael Sragow Baltimore Sun Kaos is so in love with pyrotechnics -- and so arrogant in his assumptions about his audience -- that in the first few minutes, he presents one critical car explosion without explanation, then has his characters discuss another one. Rated: 1/4 Sep 15, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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D P This really didn't stand the test of time. Some producer said just add some pretty people, some cool fight choreography and some explosions & voila. Such a failure of artistic integrity. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/18/25 Full Review Luis Javier P Me encanto , demasiado emotiva y fascinante 🫶🏼 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/25/25 Full Review Audience Member We love this movie, it has it all. Very fast pace, action packed, love, twists and good story line if you can keep up. Lucy Liu is awesome but I also love martial arts movies without the wires and floating people!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/19/25 Full Review Patty K It Suck so BAD I had to turn it off Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/05/25 Full Review Anh H It's very watchable, too much action and some other stuff Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/25 Full Review Sophia M I wish 0 stars this movie is bad. No hesitating people. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/19/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Wych Kaosayananda

Director

Antonio Banderas

Jeremiah Ecks

Lucy Liu

Agent Sever

Gregg Henry

Robert Gant

Ray Park

Agent A.J. Ross

Talisa Soto

Rayne Gant

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Synopsis Haunted by the mysterious death of his wife, Jeremiah Ecks (Antonio Banderas) has become a recluse, but the former FBI manhunter is blackmailed back into service to track down an unstoppable ex-DIA operative, code-named Sever (Lucy Liu), who has kidnapped the young son of the head of a secret committee of international security agencies.
Director
Wych Kaosayananda
Producer
Wych Kaosayananda, Elie Samaha, Chris Lee, Andrew Stevens
Screenwriter
Alan B. McElroy
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Franchise Pictures, Chris Lee Productions
Rating
R (Strong Violence)
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 20, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.3M
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)