The plots of American militants are often similar - a policeman is investigating a criminal case. Often he has to sacrifice loved ones. The actors of the film “Defender” (2012) offer to see an identical story, but with a more twisted plot. From this article you will find out who starred in the film, and how viewers accepted this action movie.
Short story
Luke Wright left the police service to engage in fights without rules. The sale of cops and his own superiors forced him to reconsider all priorities in life. Now he knows exactly what he is fighting for. But even in such a sport there are laws and rules. Luke was to lose another battle and get good money for it. But at the last moment he decides to play honestly and defeats the opponent. This did not like the Russian mafia, which lost a million dollars because of this. Emil Doschi sends his son to deal with Wright. Bandits kill his pregnant wife.
Luke desperately goes to the subway, where he wants to commit suicide by throwing himself under the wheels of a train. At this moment, he notices a little Chinese girl who is being chased by some people. He decides to save her, not even suspecting that he is crossing the road again to the Russian bandits. This girl has an incredible ability to remember everything that she saw or heard at least once in her life. The Chinese mafia learned about this ability and gave the girl a piece of code. The second was to inform the partner at the meeting. But the Russians managed to intercept the baby. She did not tell them the code and managed to escape. Now Luke has taken responsibility for her life and is obliged to save the child from the clutches of the mafia. The situation is complicated by the fact that Wright is being hunted by his former colleague, whom he crossed the road.
Reviews for the movie "Defender" (2012)
Russian viewers warmly received the action movie. A big role in this was played by the fact that the Russian mafia here does not look like a funny and ridiculous group from the dashing 90s. Against the backdrop of Chinese criminals, she even won. At least they did not exploit child labor. In general, the story was not new, but the directors squeezed out of the actors of the film “Defender” (2012) so that the plot does not seem hackneyed like an old record. Fights, chases, shootings - all this good in the picture is enough. I am glad that everything is done at the highest level. There are no ridiculous special effects that can kill the whole movie.
As for the actors, then the reviews are mostly positive, due to the fact that in the film one of the main roles is played by a little girl. And, as you know, replaying children and animals is simply impossible. Catherine Chan brilliantly coped with the role. Children's spontaneity and naivety helped Jason Statham look like a real defender. The actors of the film in 2012 did not yet know that they were filming with the future world star - the fame of the "carrier" was only in its infancy. There are no complaints about Staten's game - an excellent performance from a talented artist.
The roles and actors of the film "Defender" (2012)
Many viewers noticed that actors from their favorite action movies appeared on the screen at the end of the last century. Director Boaz Yakin and producer Kevin Spacey included them in the composition for a reason, because the film was built around two mafia clans. And to whom no matter how experienced actors in this genre play inveterate criminals?
Jason Statham - Luke Wright
This film could become a passing in the career of an actor, if not for his rather tragic line. The hero of Stateham loses the spouse who wears under the heart of his child. The burden of guilt falls on the shoulders of the inconsolable widower. He is not ready to fight the mafia. Even in revenge, he did not have any strength or emotion. But the appearance of a baby in need of help makes him reconsider his plans for suicide. In the filmography of the actor, there are many roles in action films, but such a dramatic story of the protagonist became the only one.
Robert John Burke - Captain Wolfe
By order of the mayor of the city, this venal colleague Luke must track down his former partner and kill him as soon as possible. Russian viewers remember this wonderful actor on the series “The Soprano Clan”, “Law and Order”, “The Witch's Blade”. For him, this is far from the first role of a servant of the law and a traitor.
Katherine Chan - May
Little Chinese actress received one of the main roles and a ticket to the world of big cinema. With virtually no cues or any complicated actions throughout the film, she managed to win the hearts of the audience with her defenselessness and fear.
James Hong - Han Jiao
Mafiosi, who managed to consider the potential of a unique girl and use it for his own purposes. She became the account book of his criminal enterprise. Hong is a sought-after actor in Hollywood, and Russians have seen in such films as Chinatown, Black Widow, Bad Company.