Hard Kill

Hard Kill is a 2020 American action-thriller film directed by Matt Eskandari and starring Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis, and Natalie Eva Marie.[4] It was released on August 21, 2020, by Vertical Entertainment.

Hard Kill
Promotional poster
Directed byMatt Eskandari
Produced by
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Nikolai From
  • Clayton Haugen
Starring
Music byRhyan D'Errico
CinematographyBryan Koss
Edited byR.J. Cooper
Production
companies
Distributed byVertical Entertainment[2]
Release date
  • August 21, 2020 (2020-08-21) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$111,523[3]

Plot

Upset that her revolutionary technology will be misused for military purposes, Eva Chalmers approaches an extremist known as the Pardoner, who promises to help her use it to save the world. When she balks at his terrorist plans, he takes her hostage and attempts to coerce her father, Donovan, into revealing the code to activate it. Donovan hires a team of mercenaries led by Derek Miller to rescue Eva and recover the tech.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began in January 2020 in Cincinnati,[9] under the working title Open Source.[10]

Release

The film was simultaneously released in theaters and video on-demand in the United States on August 21, 2020.[11][12] It also received a theatrical release in Saudi Arabia on November 5, 2020, where it grossed $96,534.[13][3] Hard Kill then became available to stream on Netflix in the USA on November 23, 2020.[14]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 0% based on 21 reviews and an average rating of 2.70/10.[15] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter said that Willis "seems to have settled on making listless appearances in forgettable B-movie action movies as a retirement funding plan". He said that although Metcalfe "boasts the appropriate physicality" for his role, he is "unable to summon sufficient charisma to make his character remotely interesting". Scheck called the other performances "equally lackluster" except for Marie, who "makes for a convincing female badass".[16]

References
  1. WCPO-TV (30 January 2020). "Bruce Willis returns to Cincinnati to shoot another movie". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. Grater, Tom (19 February 2020). "Bruce Willis Thriller 'Open Source' Sells To Vertical Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. "Hard Kill (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  4. Rice, Briana (30 January 2020). "Bruce Willis is returning to Cincinnati to film another movie". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. "'Yippee ki yay!': Bruce Willis back in Cincinnati to shoot another film". WCPO-TV. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. "Bruce Willis is shooting a movie in Cincinnati -- again". WLWT. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. Kiesewetter, John (30 January 2020). "Bruce Willis Shooting Fourth Movie In Cincinnati". WVXU. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. "Bruce Willis filming his third movie in Cincinnati". WKRC-TV. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. "Bruce Willis filming new movie in Cincinnati". WXIX-TV. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. Grater, Tom (19 February 2020). "Bruce Willis Thriller 'Open Source' Sells To Vertical Entertainment". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  11. Stewart, John (July 18, 2020). "Bruce Willis' 'Hard Kill' Goes Digital in August". The Slanted. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  12. Foutch, Haleigh (July 16, 2020). "Bruce Willis Is a Billionaire Breaking out the Big Guns in Exclusive 'Hard Kill' Trailer". Collider. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  13. https://ksa.voxcinemas.com/movies/comingsoon
  14. Bean, Travis (November 23, 2020). "New Movies On Netflix This Week". Forbes. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  15. "Hard Kill (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  16. "'Hard Kill': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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