Mercenaries is a 2011 British action-adventure war film written and directed by Paris Leonti and starring Billy Zane, Robert Fucilla and Kirsty Mitchell.
Andy Marlow is an ex-British S.A.S serviceman turned mercenary who is working covertly at an observation post in the Balkans after a military coup has resulted in the assassination of the Prime Minister of Serbia. The coup has been instigated by Olodan Cracovic, the ex-commander of the Croatian Army and wanted war criminal. During the unrest, Olodan’s troops raided the U.S. Embassy and has taken the U.S Ambassador and his aide captives. The decision is taken to send in mercenaries to carry out the top secret rescue.
Marlow and his team are sent into Srebrenica under the cover of darkness. US Armed Forces personnel posing as United Nations peacekeepers are playing a support role, but cannot take part in active operations. Covertly, Andy and his team infiltrate Olodan’s headquarters, taking him captive and releasing the Ambassador and his aide. However the rescue is far from over. Now they are faced with transporting them back to a safe area twenty five miles south where US troops are waiting. With Olodan’s right-hand man in pursuit, their mission takes an unexpected turn. They find themselves outnumbered, outgunned and fighting what could easily be a losing battle.[3]
The film was set for a limited UK theatrical release date on 27 January 2012.[4] It was announced as one of the official selection of films for the Ibiza Film Festival in 2011,[5] and also had a showing the same year at the Cannes Film Festival.[6][7]
Reception
Having had several festival showings and been released in Germany, Mercenaries has received many reviews, most of which have been negative. Total Film gave a rating of one of five stars, particularly criticising the production values, "Gunshots sound like they were sampled off a videogame, muzzle flashes make the whole screen flash".[8] David Hughes from Empire gave a similar review, however was not as critical, with a two out of five star rating. He said that the film had sufficient "fire power" but lacked any "substantial plot".[9] Tom Huddleston from TimeOut singled out Rob James-Collier's performance, his accent specifically, saying he was "trying on a Texan accent so hysterically ripe he must have learned it from watching ‘Foghorn Leghorn’ cartoons". Overall he gave a one star rating out of five.[10]
Not all reviews were so universally negative, some reviewers singled out particular actors performances such as Martin Daniel Mcdonagh from The Hollywood News who gave a two out of five star rating, praising Robert Fucilla's performance.[11] Dan Collacott from the online site Close-upFilm, in contrast to the review in TimeOut, said that Rob James-Collier "is the most convincing mercenary of the bunch"[12]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mercenaries 2011 film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mercenaries is a 2011 British action adventure war film written and directed by Paris Leonti and starring Billy Zane Robert Fucilla and Kirsty Mitchell MercenariesFilm posterDirected byParis LeontiScreenplay byParis LeontiProduced byLuc ChaudharyStarringBilly ZaneRobert FucillaRob James CollierCinematographyPhilip RobertsonEdited byAnthony WillisIain MitchelMusic byHaim Frank Ilfman 1 ProductioncompaniesABC FilmsAngry Badger PicturesDistributed byKaleidoscope LionsgateRelease datesMay 2011 2011 05 Ibiza 27 January 2012 2012 01 27 United Kingdom Running time90 minutes 2 CountryUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishSerbocroatian Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis EditAndy Marlow is an ex British S A S serviceman turned mercenary who is working covertly at an observation post in the Balkans after a military coup has resulted in the assassination of the Prime Minister of Serbia The coup has been instigated by Olodan Cracovic the ex commander of the Croatian Army and wanted war criminal During the unrest Olodan s troops raided the U S Embassy and has taken the U S Ambassador and his aide captives The decision is taken to send in mercenaries to carry out the top secret rescue Marlow and his team are sent into Srebrenica under the cover of darkness US Armed Forces personnel posing as United Nations peacekeepers are playing a support role but cannot take part in active operations Covertly Andy and his team infiltrate Olodan s headquarters taking him captive and releasing the Ambassador and his aide However the rescue is far from over Now they are faced with transporting them back to a safe area twenty five miles south where US troops are waiting With Olodan s right hand man in pursuit their mission takes an unexpected turn They find themselves outnumbered outgunned and fighting what could easily be a losing battle 3 Cast EditBilly Zane as Colonel Torida Robert Fucilla as Andy Marlow Kirsty Mitchell as Beatrice Rob James Collier as Callum Antony Byrne as Olodan Gragovic Vas Blackwood as Zac Geoff Bell as Vladko Andrew Harwood Mills as GrigoryRelease EditThe film was set for a limited UK theatrical release date on 27 January 2012 4 It was announced as one of the official selection of films for the Ibiza Film Festival in 2011 5 and also had a showing the same year at the Cannes Film Festival 6 7 Reception EditHaving had several festival showings and been released in Germany Mercenaries has received many reviews most of which have been negative Total Film gave a rating of one of five stars particularly criticising the production values Gunshots sound like they were sampled off a videogame muzzle flashes make the whole screen flash 8 David Hughes from Empire gave a similar review however was not as critical with a two out of five star rating He said that the film had sufficient fire power but lacked any substantial plot 9 Tom Huddleston from TimeOut singled out Rob James Collier s performance his accent specifically saying he was trying on a Texan accent so hysterically ripe he must have learned it from watching Foghorn Leghorn cartoons Overall he gave a one star rating out of five 10 Not all reviews were so universally negative some reviewers singled out particular actors performances such as Martin Daniel Mcdonagh from The Hollywood News who gave a two out of five star rating praising Robert Fucilla s performance 11 Dan Collacott from the online site Close upFilm in contrast to the review in TimeOut said that Rob James Collier is the most convincing mercenary of the bunch 12 References Edit AlloCine Select your country Screenrush co uk Retrieved 11 August 2016 Projects in development 19 August 2010 Archived from the original on 19 August 2010 Retrieved 7 June 2020 Kaleidoscope Film Distribution 19 August 2011 Archived from the original on 19 August 2011 Retrieved 7 June 2020 Tweets with replies by Paris Leonti ParisLeonti Twitter 5 March 2011 Retrieved 11 August 2016 IBIZA FILM FESTIVAL 27 May 2011 Archived from the original on 27 May 2011 Retrieved 7 June 2020 Wiseman Andreas 9 May 2011 Kaleidoscope adds Mercenaries to Cannes slate News Screen Screendaily com Retrieved 11 August 2016 Cinematic Productions Plc 11 June 2008 Archived from the original on 11 June 2008 Retrieved 7 June 2020 Mercenaries GamesRadar Totalfilm com Retrieved 11 August 2016 David Hughes 14 October 2015 Mercenaries Review Movie Empire Empireonline com gb Retrieved 11 August 2016 Mercenaries 2012 directed by Paris Leonti Film review Timeout com 24 January 2012 Retrieved 11 August 2016 Daniel Martin 26 January 2012 Mercenaries Review Thehollywoodnews com Retrieved 11 August 2016 Mercenaries 15 Close Up Film Review 30 January 2012 Archived from the original on 30 January 2012 Retrieved 7 June 2020 External links EditMercenaries at IMDb Mercenaries at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mercenaries 2011 film amp oldid 1108746992, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
