Last Hour - Countdown to Hell
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Last Hour - Countdown to Hell |
| Original title | Last hour |
| Country of production | Hong Kong , France |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Pascal Caubet |
| script | Pascal Caubet Maxime Lemaitre |
| production | Pascal Caubet |
| music |
DMX Alain Mouysset |
| camera | Ting Wo Kwong |
| cut | Vincent Zuffranieri |
| occupation | |
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Last Hour - Countdown to Hell (Original title: Last Hour ) is a Hong Kong - French action thriller from 2008 . Directed by Pascal Caubet , who also produced the film, wrote the script together with Maxime Lemaitre and took on one of the bigger roles.
action
Black Jack receives a letter from his father, who died three years earlier, calling him to China, where he is supposed to go to a remote house. There he meets Monk, Poker, Shang and Casino who have received similar letters. All men have come into conflict with the law in the past.
Further events are shown in real time: The men discover that a murderer is locked in the house who wants to kill them within the next hour. There is some kung fu fights and killings.
Reviews
The editors of Home Media Magazine wrote that the film tried too hard to offer everything to all viewers. However, it offers neither a well thought-out plot nor good dialogues. The presence of Michael Madsen and David Carradine could appeal to some fans.
The lexicon of international film said: "Hopelessly badly put together film without the slightest trace of a comprehensible story."
backgrounds
The film was shot in Beijing , Shanghai , Paris and Canada . Its production amounted to an estimated 9 million US dollars . The film was released direct to DVD in the United States on April 15, 2008. On May 15, 2008 it was presented at the Cannes Film Market .
Web links
- Last Hour - Countdown to Hell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Last Hour - Countdown to Hell at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.homemediamagazine.com ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 30, 2008
- ↑ Last Hour - Countdown to Hell. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Filming locations for Last Hour , accessed October 30, 2008
- ↑ Box office / business for Last Hour , accessed October 30, 2008
- ↑ Release dates for Last Hour , accessed October 30, 2008
