Former government Jason Price makes people disappear for a living. But when a top lieutenant for a crime syndicate asks Price to help him drop out of sight, things take a grisly, unexpected turn. A mysterious hit man known as The Cleaner has infiltrated Price's tightly-controlled system, leaving a bloody trail behind. With the help of an enigmatic seductress posing as the mobster's chief assistant, Price methodically works through his network of associates to find out what went wrong, and is plunged headlong into a spiraling gauntlet of half-truths and full-blown lies where nobody is who they appear to be, and everyone has a deadly, hidden agenda
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Sorry, this movie sucks
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
This chilly Canadian thriller appears to have been influenced by the plot of ENEMY OF THE STATE (and ERASER!) and the atmosphere of THE X-FILES in its hi-tech tale of a murky witness protection scheme, secret assassinations, and characters who are never what they seem. It's one of those films with far too many characters, many of whom get mixed up in the brew and don't have much of a part to play anyway. Characters are never introduced and motivations are never made clear. In addition the plot is so darned complex that you'll spend the running time stressfully trying to keep up with the action and working out who is trying to get who. This saps enjoyment from the movie. The final nail in the coffin is the action, MTV-stylised stuff which is deeply disappointing considering the film's star.Dolph Lundgren, action hero of the '80s, found himself in a decline during the 1990s like all the big names from the golden decade of screen action. The dawn of the new millennium found him slogging away in straight-to-video fare alongside former cinematic chums like Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Although Lundgren isn't the world's greatest actor, he always puts in a solid if unexceptional performance and his turn in HIDDEN AGENDA is no different, neither a disgrace nor an Oscar-winner. In fact if anything it may be one of his stronger roles. A shame, then, that his famed martial skills are hardly put to the test as he only gets to show off a couple of kicks and engage in some poorly-staged gun battles.This is one of those films where the director tries to disguise the lack of budget by shooting the action scenes in the dark, where you can't quite see the cheap bullet squibs. It's obvious with the flashy camera-work that he aspires to be the next John Woo or David Fincher, but Marc S. Grenier has little of the skill these directors possess. Similarly, he fails to make the plot line very intriguing, leaving the viewer feeling a little bored and out of touch with the uninspiring leads as the film progresses. No sympathetic characters are built up and instead we get far too many inserts of traffic travelling through a city (with the film sped up). The effect is cool the first few times but quickly wears off, sadly it happens twenty more times through the movie. Generally disappointing, this has little to recommend it beyond Lundgren, the opening chase (the only excitement in the whole film), and a guy who keeps a key glued to the inside of his toupee (!).
Dolph Lundgren stars as Jason Price, an ex government agent who is now the owner of private witness protection agency with his powerful system Dedalus. However, something gets really wrong. His friend is killed, and of his costumers is missing.Also, many dangerous guys are after him, including a mysterious hit-man 'The Cleaner' . His only chance is to solve this puzzle before it's too late. This is an intriguing thriller with a lot of suspense and action scenes. A must see for every fan of Dolph. Interesting and professional. Just great! You should definitely try to see this one. It's a fun ride! Dolph looks great as always. You will enjoy in it.
I got this as part of a special offer down at my local blockbusters. 3 ex-rental vids for 15 quid, not bad. I got two A-list films and couldn't decide on the third so I saw that this had Dolph Lundgren in and thought, "Rocky 4, that was a cool movie, I think I'll get this". I think I have seen two or three of his movies since Universal Soldier, and I must say they were a little on the stinky side, very cheap and crapply done, except for this film where he has a very big gun (literally a gun, that wasn't a knob joke).Anyway this film, despite being a cheapo, has some class about it. Theres a pretty good script that keeps you guessing till the end and it looks pretty darn good. I thought the fight scenes were great too, Dolph was whipping out some martial arts moves, I never actually knew he was a martial artist, you would never guess. Dolph himself is quite good, I've seen worse actors on the big screen (Hayden Christianson) but he seems to have come along way since films like He-man.Overall, I would say that if you like this sort of thriller, with a few twists and a sense of mystery, you can't go far wrong with this. You'd be better off buying it down at your local Blockbuster if they have it ex-rental, its only about a fiver on tape. 8/10
STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All CostsIf you're an avid action fan,you'd have to have been living on planet Mars for about the past month and a half not to have heard newspaper rumours that apparently Dolph Lundgren,our favourite DTV action star,is quitting acting for 20 years.If this abhorrent rumour is proved to be true (and pray to God it isn't!) ,then HA is a fine movie to depart on.The plot is basically a spin on Arnold Schwarzenegger's Eraser,with Dolph as Witness Protection Agent Justin Price,who must put a face to a mystery assasin who's bumping off his people.It is truly as hard-to-follow as M:I-2,and way too jumbled for a movie of this sort.The action scenes,however,are brilliant,working on both the fight scenes,the gunfights and the explosions.This delivers the goods Dolph fans have ordered with their rental fare,and the Swedish man will always be the king of DTV action movies,no matter what the outcome.Speaking of the fans,don't let his previous film Agent Red put you off from seeing another movie with him in it,let's just say this is a much more,er,PROFESSIONAL effort.***