Blast (2004)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Anthony Hickox

Writers (WGA):

Horst Freund (teleplay "Operation Noah")
Steven E. de Souza (screenplay)

Release Date:

11 November 2004 (Russia)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Oil And Money Are An Explosive Mix.

Plot:

A terrorist posing as environmentalist hijacks an oil rig off the coast of California with the intent of detonating an electromagnetic bomb over the US.

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Die Hard Scenario | California | Christmas | Count Down

Cast

Eddie Griffin	...	Lamont Dixon
Vinnie Jones	...	Michael Kittredge
Breckin Meyer	...	Jamal
Soup	...	Raj
Shaggy	...	Mace
Nadine Velazquez	...	Luna
Hannes Jaenicke	...	CEO Heller
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Smiley (as Tiny Lister)
Warwick Grier	...	Telford
Vivica A. Fox	...	Agent Reed
Nicky Andrews	...	Eric
Paul Du Toit	...	Smiley's Goon
Langley Kirkwood	...	Agent Phillips
Dean Slater	...	Dean
Brett Whitehead	...	Uli

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some language.

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

Germany | South Africa | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | USA:R | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Trivia:

Post-production ADR was apparently performed when some of the actors were not available. Thus, there are several points where they have been looped by other performers who only sound vaguely like them. In addition, Hannes Jaenicke's entire performance has been re-voiced by someone else.

Quotes:

Jamal: Is he dead? Okay, I'm tired of dead people.

Movie Connections:

References Under Siege (1992)

Could have been worse.

It could have been worse if it was longer.

I rented this movie based on the synopsis on the back. Here is the first line: "Former Navy Seal Lamont Dixon (Eddie Griffin) thought he left his fighting days behind when he became a tugboat captain... "

Okay I really rented the movie based on my vision of the pitch someone had to give to get this movie made.

My vision of the pitch:

"Okay.... Eddie Griffin.... okay... stay with me.... Eddie griffin is a retired Navy Seal.... okay.... stay with me.... now he's a tug boat captain!.... okay stay with me.... he fights terrorists from his tug boat! HAHAHAHA... but it's not funny... okay, okay, stay with me.... "

I had to see THAT movie.

Turns out Griffin is a firefighter!???!?! WHAAAA?? I thought he was a navy seal! I wanted Navy Seal action. He's a firefighter with PTSD?!?!? Not funny, bad acting, lame action. Don't get me wrong, I am usually okay with bad movies. But I need to see some kind of over the top, outrageous, action scenes. The Transporter 2 that was a bad movie worth seeing. I would even see that again. I wanna see a jet ski chase down a bus on the freeway in every bad action movie!

The only funny part of this movie is the explanation from Breckin Meyer about why his parents named him Jamal. I'm naming my kid Jamal.

All in all unless your a HUGE Eddie Griffin fan. NEVER SEE THIS MOVIE! EVER!