☰
Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

Play trailer Poster for Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever R Released Sep 20, 2002 1h 31m Action Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
0% Tomatometer 117 Reviews 21% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
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

What to Know

Critics Consensus

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

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More (117)
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 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 Keith Phipps AV Club An action film starring Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu, Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever looks like a video-game promo, has a story that plays like the fifth episode of a struggling syndicated action show, and feels like a headache waiting to happen. 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

Audience Reviews

View More (682)
Joaquin A This was hard to watch. Lucy's performance is horrific and she shows. no emotions. This was a waste of time and im very glad it got a 0. It should have got a -1 if anything Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/04/25 Full Review Ricardo C Boy, did I really want this to be a good movie; after all, it has great actors. An hour and a half later, I realized I'll never get back the time I spent watching it, and I wanted to cry. The film promises an epic confrontation between two forces on opposing sides of the law. The result, however, is a combination of wooden characters and formulaic action scenes. Just watch if you're interested in masochism in one of its slower forms. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/22/25 Full Review Audience Member Is this the best movie ever made? Not at all. We all rooted for the Snider version of the Justice League, if only we could've seen the version Kaos wanted with Jean Reno and without the Franchise Pictures shenanigans... Because of that, I can't rate it as what other people did. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/04/25 Full Review Stephen C Success in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $14,300,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 Full Review Gabrielle B Save yourself an hour and a half and go watch something better instead. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 Full Review Brandon F you have to be a complete idiot to like this movie Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/19/25 Full Review Read all reviews
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

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

More Like This

View All
The Foreigner 0% 25% The Foreigner Watchlist 3000 Miles to Graceland 15% 46% 3000 Miles to Graceland Watchlist Made Men 20% 49% Made Men Watchlist Judgment Day 40% 14% Judgment Day Watchlist Once Upon a Time in Mexico 66% 64% Once Upon a Time in Mexico Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) Lucy Liu as Sever n the Warner Bros. film Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever. Lucy Liu as Sever n the Warner Bros. film Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever. Lucy Liu as Sever n the Warner Bros. film Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever. LUCY LIU stars in the explosive action adventure "Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever," a Warner Bros. Pictures release. The film also stars Antonio Banderas. View more photos

Movie Info

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)