Cartels (2017 film)

Cartels
Directed by Keoni Waxman
Written by Keoni Waxman
Richard Beattie
Starring Steven Seagal
Luke Goss
Georges St-Pierre
Darren E. Scott
Florin Piersic Jr.
Music by Michael Richard Plowman
Cinematography Nathan Wilson
Production
company
Daro Film Distribution
24TL Productions
Action House
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date
 July 7, 2017
Running time
 100 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Cartels is a 2017 action film starring Steven Seagal and directed by Keoni Waxman. It had a limited theatrical release on July 7, 2017 and was released on DVD and digital streaming on September 19, 2017.

Cast

  • Luke Goss as Tom Jensen
  • Georges St-Pierre as Bruno Sinclaire
  • Darren E. Scott as Skony
  • Florin Piersic Jr. as Joseph "El Tiburon" Salazar
  • Steven Seagal as John Harrison

Production

Originally titled Killing Salazar,[1][2] the film was directed by Keoni Waxman and written by Waxman and Richard Beattie.[2] Luke Goss was chosen to play the protagonist, U.S. Marshal Tom Jensen, whereas Steven Seagal, who had collaborated with Waxman on more than half a dozen projects, was cast in a minor role.[1] Seagal also produced the film alongside Binh Dang.[2] Michael Richard Plowman composed the film's soundtrack.[2]

Reception

Based on 26 user ratings collected by review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an 33% audience approval rating, with an average score of 2.4/5.[3] Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times commented that the film "is passably entertaining", but criticised Seagal's involvement in it – which amounted to "roughly 15 minutes of screen time" – as more distracting than it was value-adding, concluding that "with his thick leather coat, bushy goatee, tinted glasses, and whispery monotone voice, he (Seagal) looks like an ordinary schlub in a Steven Seagal costume."[1] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter credited Waxman for filming the "action scenes with reasonable proficiency" but ultimately labelled Cartels as a "far cry" from Seagal's best works.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Murray, Noel (6 July 2017). "Steven Seagal is the big name, but crime thriller 'Cartels' would have been better off without him". Los Angeles Times.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Scheck, Frank (11 July 2017). "'Cartels': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ↑ "Cartels". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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