The Detonator (2006)

Load of rubbish!!

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Boring

A Major Disappointment

Such has been Wesley Snipes' career despite his obvious talent that he has had to take up many shoddy projects just to keep his coffee warm. Nevertheless, it's always good to see Wesley Snipes kick and punch and shoot the bad guys. When it comes to action flicks, he's a reliable hero and a natural. But if that's why you wanna watch this movie, don't. Chances are solid that you won't even last the full length of this movie in your seat.This is a low-budget, straight-to-video affair that does barely enough to be considered a movie. 'Could've been good' can be said about lots of movies but let's not go there with this one because nearly everything would need to be redone from the scratch to make something good out of the plot. Acting is meh while everything else is just plain trash. CGI used in simulating action scenes is low-class and pathetic. Tim Dutton impresses with his persona; I wouldn't mind seeing him as a villain in other serious projects. Pretty Italian actress, Silvia Colloca, is mostly irritating trying to pass off her flat chest as a well-endowed bosom with the help of a push-up bra. Eeek! William Hope is one of those actors who can't perform badly even if he wanted to.VERDICT: Avoid, unless you have nothing to do in your life like I do.SIMILAR & BETTER movies: Matt Damon's BOURNE series, Spy Game, Ronin, Casino Royale

I saw this when it was first released on DVD! I hated it then. I gave it another chance months ago. I like Wesley Snipes and I still believe in him. I hated it just as much this time around. It's one of those pretentious STD films that have a conflicted character. I hate it when movies reveal a lot of the ending in the opening with narration. It almost makes me wanna not watch it. Even if I have a fair idea of what's gonna happen, I prefer no hints. This movie lacks action and more importantly, excitement. Snipes looks bored at times during this movie. Can't say as I blame him. The man has bills to pay! I can't recommend this to anyone! Even the biggest Snipes fans3/10

Yes it is your typical direct to video action flick. And of course they do their best to change it up a little bit but fail miraculously. Snipes delivers his perfectly bland performance that he always does. Colloca proves that you don't need any talent to star in a film but just sex appeal. The worst part is that it didn't cover my bad movie basics which are: 1 – Cheap looking villains. 2 – Perfectly timed one-liners. 3 – Intense car chases with massive explosions. 4 – The hero hooking up with the hot chick. 5 – Multitudes of nude or scantily clad women for no reason. OK so I lied, it covers those but does so horribly.

to start off, i'm easily pleased. i'm in no way a real critic, and movies that authentic critics, friends, family, and newspapers may find awful may even be fun for me to watch.not this one however.i got it since it was the newest wesley snipes movie in my DVD-store. i like snipes, but this was a let-down.bad story, bad actors, continuity-glitches, crappy sound, depressing locations, a pseudo- cool snipes, i really had to force myself to finish the movie.they even left some markings in the shots where a car was supposed to come to a stop.and i'm not talking about "small production company/young director/low budget" kind of bad, where you may ignore some mistakes because you feel sympathy.a wanna-be block buster action movie that disappoints like no other in a long time.