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Rogue Warrior is a low budget, low-effort action movie about an elite group of special forces operatives from different countries, who have to work together to stop a terrorist organisation. At first they don't get along, but in time they learn to trust each other and co-operate, yada-yada-yada. It has all the typical ingredients of a B-movie; terrible looking sets, clunky dialogue, a bad guy costume that looks like a mix between Kylo Ren and a Muslim woman's hijab... I could go on. I would've been glad to overlook those things if the action scenes were decent (that's the only standard I really hold this type of movie to), but unfortunately that's where I found the movie to be most disappointing. Apparently, in his "day job", director Mike Gunther is quite an accomplished Hollywood stunt coordinator, but that really doesn't show through in this movie. The action scenes look cheap and amateurish, and there's really not a lot of stunts, apart from the arbitrary "terrorist gets shot and falls down". It all adds up to a bland, mediocre package which had me struggling to keep my eyes open, especially during one of its long expository dialogue scenes (of which there are too many). Usually I'd recommend this type of movie for a lazy Sunday afternoon, but there's just nothing interesting here and there are too many better movies, even in the low-budget genre. Give it a pass.

I refuse to believe that there was even one military technical advisor for this monstrosity. 3 minutes in, you'll realize how bad the dialogue is. 10 minutes in, you'll realize how cliche things will be. 20 minutes in, you'll realize that the Russian girl couldn't possibly know anything about marksmanship or cover and concealment ie: barrel of weapon system hanging out of a window. Then if you get beyond all of that, there's a 10 minute rant of what looks like not even close to a Muslim radical, about how the west will never take "these lands." Not kidding, 10 minutes. Calling a 4 star general "commander"=never happen, a Lieutenant Colonel with an EIB, a beard, and about 28 years old=never happen, not having the helo stay on station while in a TIC=never happen. It looks like the Russian girl's helmet was Andre the Giant's old helmet. Every time the helos are inbound, someone says "10 minutes out." As if that is going to add some sort of military type jargon to the scene. I won't even get into the tactics. Spoiler alert: when the baddie is holding the detonator, and the "sniper" doesn't shoot him, but shoots at him after he detonates the bomb and not hitting him. Why not just shoot him in the first place? I could write probably 10,000 words about what this movie gets wrong. I can write a few words about what it got right....it ended....kind of... even that, they f'd up.

Wasted $ paying for this on PPV...i never write reviews, but this movie is so bad on every element of moviemaking. Spoiler...the "team" diffused a dirty bomb. Then, even though the bad guy leader was not killed or captured, they just leave it in the village...omg, absolutely hilarious it is so bad...then, when they walk off from bomb, and though their pseudo-team leader is still a hostage, movie ends with "The Team Will Return." Omg, a sequel to the worst movie ever made, but no, it's a TRILOGY! LOL, you have to be joking...I could go on and on...the diabolical mad man bad guy, who by some amazing moviemaking speaks English with his own people through 80% of the film during VERY LONG speeches, but for some reason switches to whatever language, could have been killed 3 or 4 times...there were so many bad cliches and horrible military tactics, I just can't, it was absolutely horrible from start to finish.

After the first 10 minutes of the movie I could tell it was going to be a stinker. The acting was horrible and the sets made no sense, for example the coalition force was taking cover from AK47 gun fire behind wooden produce crates labeled from a farm in San Jose, Ca. piled alongside wooden inventory pallets. (no lie) This seemed odd because the movie was supposed to be set in the middle east. In certain portions of the movie the dialogue from the "terrorists" was in a different language and subtitled with English, and strangely enough in other scenes the terrorists spoke English. ( I couldn't make any sense of it.)

The movie was so bad I was cracking up during the "serious dialogue" scenes. My son used to make movies for his 9th grade video production class,..let's just say this was a tad bit better than the movies he made.

I could go on but, I'll suffice it to say save your time and money and pass on this one. Or if you want a good laugh rent it.

Didn't give any stars because I barely watched any of it. From the first frame all the people supposedly in another country were very clearly American, down to the kids kicking the ball in the street in a very American fashion.

What the hell why the actress who played "GALINA" the RUSSIAN SNIPER were not credited in the movie, she played a pivotal role to be included in this.

as for the movie., the pacing was ok., there were some boring languages, I will not touch on the ideology of the film but will just comment on the "visuals"., the action sequence was average.

I am surprised they are already part 2 on this as Daniel will be rescued on the next film.

A Russian, Chinese man, a Brit, a Frenchman and a couple of Americans walk into a bar. . . Okay, they are all special ops brought together to work as a "team" although they never trained together. Their job is to take out a small group on independent terrorists known as "The Black Mask" in Syria?

The acting and direction were a disaster and the plot left a lot to be desired. Why not call in the Mossad? What I saw was 1:42 long and had no closure. BTW you can not wear a gas mask with a full beard.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

First of all, Hollywood MUST find other kind of villains. The portraying of muslims as fanatics and terrorists is sickening.

Well, the movie is a waste of time for a serie of reasons: poor action, endless talking between the Supreme Leader and his scientist(the very reason for this film to be so horrible). And almost everything is excessevely repetitive(the team going to the action, coming back to the base, talking to the general...) aarrgghhh By the way...where in the world the US would put a Lieutenant General in command of a base with only 8 soldiers ? Where in the world 2 Lieutenant Colonels would be in charge of computers, a task appliable to sergeants ?

Come on, this is AWFUL !!!!!!!! And this is a trilogy !!!!!!

No this isn't one of the good/bad Highlanders. There can be only one explanation. The acting, the dialogue, the script, the directing, the premise but most of all the ending can only be an attempt to wind up on Mystery Science Theater 3000. It won't, it is not sciency enough and too much low hanging fruit.

***SPOILERS***

The most amazing thing about this film is I watched it until I read the words, The Team will Return.

I recognize there can be a need in the midst of battle to improvise but these guys are apparently so good the decision to leave the barracks and everything that happens after is an improvisation.

The commanders job has nothing to do with planning and strategy. His sole job is to stand there and yell "I need it now!"

The President seems a sensitive and caring fellow which brings me to the commanders second job now that I think of it. He needs to keep the President informed every hour around the clock on the status of getting Daniel back. I think most of those reports are pretty much saying, "Sir, we really aren't doing much of anything as regards that".

Why the President so involved with this? How bout a shot of the British leader, or the Chinese or French one? They just donated a couple guys to the task force and beyond that they just don't care? Maybe that is because out of the 7 chances only the Americans get killed or caught. Lucky for them we could see the story progression that they are now all brothers. Sorry Galina, and sisters.

Speaking of Galina, in the next two installments I hope they start giving her about a 3 minute head start to get into position. She never got there in time but though she gets there late she piles up the bodies.

I can't think of a movie I have ever given a 1. If I watch it to the end it had to have some redeeming quality, We watched it to the end curious how much worse it could be. The end is both hilarious and a threat.