Daniel who?
According to iMDB, Daniel Stisen is a former bodybuilder whose resume includes such roles as âancient warriorâ in Justice League, ârussian bodyguardâ in both Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom & Spectre, and âbank robberâ in Paddington 2...all uncredited. But he appears to be throwing his hat in the straight-to-video action ring, where his beefy attributes are probably more affordable than, say, Dwayne Johnson's.
In The Siege, Stisen plays Walker, a professional assassin who needs a new identity. Fortunately, there's a âreassignment centerâ known only to killers and mercenaries that provides such a service. Unfortunately, the compound is attacked by a heavily-armed crew at the behest of a short-tempered criminal known as Big Deal (Bryon Gibson), whose pregnant wife, Juliet (Yennis Cheung), is inside trying to escape their decidedly dysfunctional marriage.
Juliet is being protected by another hired killer, Elda (Lauren Okadigbo), whoâd really appreciate Walkerâs help, but predictably, he wants nothing to do with them. Even more predictably, he soon changes his mind. Now the three must fight, shoot and kill their way to freedom, which doesnât ever appear all that difficult because not-only are the bad guys lousy shots, there are long stretches when it doesnât look like theyâre in a big hurry to finish the mission.
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Speaking of which, it's nice to see Walker isnât just another one-man wrecking crew. He gets his butt handed to him on a few occasions, which is somewhat refreshing because thereâs nothing duller than an action hero whose survival is never in question. Stisen himself doesnât demonstrate a ton of range, but as budget bin action heroes go, he does the job quite admirably. So while he ainât likely to ever become a household name, movies like The Siege suggest a prolific B-movie career in his future.
EXTRA KIBBLES
MAKING-OF FEATURETTE - This is surprisingly lengthy compared to the usual promo material Well Go USA provides for their releases. In addition to director Brad Watson, nearly the entire main cast is interviewed.
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