(2005)
3
Jeremy Wheeler
Poor Wesley Snipes -- Blade: Trinity was a heartbreaking bomb, critically and financially, so what's a man to do but join Seagal and Van Damme in straight-to-video action flick hell? To be fair, sometimes these pics end up being entirely entertaining in a shameless action-movie way that Hollywood can shy away from now, though you can bet that 7 Seconds isn't one of them. Euro action is a strange subgenre that usually features greasy trash villains and hot blonde heroines desperate to hide their thick accents. The good or bad news (depending on your tolerance) is that this sucker is no different. You've got your standard car chases, an outrageous villain with cerebral palsy, and a love triangle that gives Snipes twice the amount of hot lovin' before the credits roll -- all in perfect bootleg Euro fashion. Sorely lacking in action, the former vampire hunter gets to do a bit of his patented breathless fist-to-gut combat, but not nearly enough to warrant the overabundance of plot that's in between.
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7 Seconds (2005)
