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Welcome to Sudden Death

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A security guard battles a group of tech-savvy terrorists after they take hostages inside a basketball arena.
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Brian Costello Common Sense Media Constant violence, some language in terrible action movie. Rated: 1/5 Oct 19, 2020 Full Review Jeffrey Lyles Lyles' Movie Files It's best to approach Welcome to Sudden Death like a bad comedy with the occasional impressively out of tone gratuitously bloody action scene. Rated: 3/10 Oct 11, 2020 Full Review Matt Conway Battle Royale With Cheese There's nothing grating about Welcome to Sudden Death, yet its unremarkable 80-minute length passes by without drawing a real impression. Oct 9, 2020 Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Jackson is only out for laughs with the picture, and there aren't any of those to be found here. Rated: D+ Oct 1, 2020 Full Review Kevin N. Laforest Extra Beurre No one is more badass than Michael Jai White. [Full review in French] Sep 29, 2020 Full Review Fred Topel Showbiz Cheat Sheet Not only is Sudden Death a great '90s action gem that deserves its new life as a 2020 franchise, but it's great to see the Die Hard scenario again. Sep 29, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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azeem h Remember Sudden Death the JCVD vehicle which was basically Die Hard in a hockey stadium. It was a solid 90s action movie as JCVD faced off against Powers Boothe. Almost thirty years later someone decided to reboot it with Michael Jai White. Now with Michael Jai White you generally know what you're gonna get a some questionable acting and some great action scenes. Unfortunately this has loads of questionable acting and lacks great action sequences. Michael Jai White is capable of good acting as some of his straight to dvd/streaming films have shown. He was even good in a minor role in The Dark Knight, but sometimes I feel like he needs a competent director to at least get him to act. Yet he is not even the worst actor in this film which is the gauling thing. Michael Eklund really bad and the worst one is Gary Owen, as his character suppose to be like Marv from Die Hard 2. Frankly he's just terrible. I really had hopes of not being disappointed as Sudden Death as a film works and a new take could work but this is just terrible. Not even a JCVD cameo. Avoid. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/03/25 Full Review Rachel L Hilarious! I’ve tried to watch this three times and can’t seem to make it past 30 minutes. I can’t decide if it’s a spoof or just some truly awful casting choices. Worse acting I’ve ever seen! Worst thing Netflix has ever made. Cringe! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/02/25 Full Review Meow G Cheap action scene. Who fight like that in real life. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/01/25 Full Review J. V Very bad film. Very bad actors. If you compare the film with the original where JVCD plays the main role, the original is a masterpiece against this garbage. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/31/25 Full Review Jill D Why was it filmed like superstore despite being an action? The filmography and the story felt like I was watching a 9th grade film project. It was very much filmed exactly like superstore. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/30/25 Full Review Cur 2 this is the worst movie on netflix, poor acting, poor lines Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/28/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A security guard battles a group of tech-savvy terrorists after they take hostages inside a basketball arena.
Director
Dallas Jackson
Producer
Griff Furst
Screenwriter
Dallas Jackson, Gene Quintano
Production Co
Look to the Sky Films, Wild West Picture Show Productions
Rating
R (Some Bloody Violence|Language)
Genre
Action, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 28, 2020
Runtime
1h 21m
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