A Hitman in London (2015)

Load of rubbish!!

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Skin Traffik's action is fast paced and very slick. Just like the Directing, camera-work, editing and choreography, very graceful indeed. This is a refreshing change to the current number of low-rent genre exercises over the last several years. This picture provides a great alternative to Hollywood Blockbuster nonsense. Well Directed this film takes you into the world of human trafficking and adds a burst of action and martial arts into the mix. A cross between Taken and Kiss of The Dragon this highly entertains and even has moments of comedy which adds to the overall enjoyment. The film is even setup for a sequel and hopefully we will be seeing it soon. Action packed direct to video movie heaven.

There are in action movies two ways to go when it comes to fight sequences. The first and most common style in Hollywood is to bust a few moves then use shaky camera-work and quick edits to make an actor look like a martial arts master. The more challenging route and more popular in Asia is to choreograph an extended sequence, sit back, frame a nice wide shot and let the actor show their physical skills. Given that first-time Hollywood director Ara Paiaya is a martial arts expert and seems to have starred in a slew of DTV Kung Fu movies the fact that he opted for door number two is not surprising. Gary Daniels is real life martial arts master and this is displayed perfectly on screen in all action scenes. He could take all The Expendables in a real fight. The action scenes look painstakingly mapped out and executed with silky smooth precision. Daniels glides through moves with practiced ease, punching, kicking and shooting his way through the endless henchman. The sequences are inventive with Daniels fighting in various set pieces. The action is the film's main course and the director knows it, serving them up at steady intervals. The story most certainly is, existing solely to set Daniels in motion, then keeps the corpses coming. The films boasts an all star lineup of Hollywood veterans all of which deliver a cult worthy performance.

Enjoyable film bit of a Taken Reboot but with a much cooler cast and better hand to hand combat. I would recommend this to anyone who likes action and seeing lots of stars in one movie for example like in The Expendable films. Gary Daniels is at the peak of his powers as a killing machine in this British action film. Paiaya delivers a film which plays like one prolonged, glorified action sequence, in which dialogue and characterisation are strictly secondary. Bradley (Gary Daniels) leaves corpse after corpse in his wake, the storytelling becomes more and more preposterous – it's saving grace is the sheer operatic excess of the bloodletting. Certainly a timeless DTV action classic and even more so when you think of all the star power involved.

One of the best direct-to-video pieces starring Gary Daniels in recent years (another strong notable being the surprisingly excellent Tekken adaptation), Skin Traffik is an entertaining, fast paced thriller that delivers hard action. Daniels plays Bradley, a stoic yet rage-filled hit-man who is the best at what he does.After an ordered job goes awry, the emotional trauma that results sidelines the former killer for hire into a quiet, subdued life in low-rent surroundings. One day, an aggressive pimp gets the idea that it might be a good idea to beat around his girls in front of Bradley, and chaos ensues. The power structure of the entire human trafficking ring is slowly targeted and lethally dismantled with cool, cruel efficiency.Gary Daniels once again puts forward a physically believable character performance, fitting perfectly into the role of the remorse-filled reaper of death. His martial arts form looks as strong as ever, delivering his trademark roundhouse kicks with blurring speed, and a side dish of close-combat choreography to boot. Directed by Ara Paiaya, the camera work is quite adequate, and the story flows along at an extremely brisk ~96 minutes.This necessitates a lot of quick camera work and a lack of exposition at times that leaves the viewer guessing as to how certain events may have played out in the interim, which is effective as a technique at times and somewhat distracting at others. Nonetheless, the decision to keep the film moving at a breakneck pace was a smart one, as the worst thing an action movie can be is boring. Viewers will certainly not be bored by the amount of fights and shoot-outs in the film.It seemed that Bradley was a one-man killing machine throughout the entire running time which is gratifying for fans of the classic 80s-era action motif. Though some of the foley effects are a bit weak, at other times they are very effective, lending credibility and realism to an over-the-top premise. The acting is also fairly strong, particularly Daniels, Jeff Fahey, Michael Madsen, and Eric Roberts. Eric Roberts nearly steals the show as the soul-sucking Executive, countering Daniels perfectly as opposition. Also worthy of note would be the performance of Dominique Swain as Anna Peel, the first friendly face in Bradley's world in a long time.A last yet excellent surprise was the narrative surrounding the character of Vogel, played by Mickey Rourke, again showing his chops in a light-hearted but ultimately dead-serious role that seems to flit in and out of our memory as Skin Traffik steams along. Fans of Gary Daniels and the other cast should not be disappointed by this rather modestly budgeted revenge film. The formula may be predictable but there is not much wasted screen time and Skin Traffik achieves exactly what it seeks to do — deliver hard-hitting action at a breakneck pace.