Swelter (2014)
3/10
As poor as expected.......
5 July 2014
Warning: Spoilers
I had no interest in the story or the narrative. Its a story that's been done to death. Money goes missing, a rag tag team of criminals go to a dusty old town where is some money stored from a heist that went wrong.

And one of the team from the heist is now a lawman, but hey, he's hiding the money, and the rest of the team want their share.

The team consist of the regular crew.

The boss, who's calm and collective.

The one who's a bit quiet, but could go off at any minute.

The obligatory famous person in a small role.

And the complete nutter.

The only reason why I saw this film was purely for Van Damme, as I've been a fan of his since 1989, and this has to be the poorest thing he's ever been in.

And the fact of the matter is that he had no need to be in this, as his role consists of sitting in a bar, having a few drinks, walking in slow motion, and uttering lines from an inane script.

Lenny James tries hard, but he is bogged down by stereotypes, crass narrative, and an overall sense of déjà Vu.

All in all, its a very boring affair, and a fitting line from 'Blackadder Goes Forth', sums up the whole movie.

'It started off badly, goes downhill in the middle, and the less said about the end, the better'
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