Lights Out, Action Movie Review on Prime Video

The protagonist of Lights Off is a war veteran who wanders across the United States and ends up fighting in secret battles to the death, only to find himself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy.

Davey, A war veteran wandererTormented by what he experienced firsthand in the field and the deaths of those comrades he considered brothers, he is unable to find stability in his new life as a civilian. He leads wandering presenceHe wanders from place to place in the United States with no clear goal other than to survive day to day.

with the lights out One evening, the protagonist sees him in a bar fight, without provoking him, which attracts the attention of one of the club’s customers, Max. He has a criminal record, and now works as an assistant. Fighter Manager for Underground Fight Club Duffy sees potential talent in the ring, and thus offers him the opportunity to make some money for both of them by participating in these illegal matches. But Max also has a debt and a score to settle with a boss who has connections to a corrupt police detective, a situation that will shock the heroes. to something very complex and dangerous…

With the lights out, one eyed slap.

Start with a bang and in the thick of the action, not just to show off. Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder which the protagonist suffers from due to his traumatic experience on the battlefield, but also to introduce the character of the guest star Scott Adkinswho will then return in the latter parts of the film.
with the lights outavailable in catalog Amazon Prime Videohas a speedrun without half measures which, however, turns out to be an end in itself, designed only to direct the plot along certain paths and try to give false motivations to unknown personAnother opportunity missed by Frank Grillo He is a much better actor than most of his characters.

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Round 1: Fight

With the lights out – perhaps a very simple translation of the original Turn off the lights – If it had been made in the 1980s, Jean-Claude Van Damme would likely have been its hero. The linear plot combined with the centrality of this Secret Encounters, Life or Death It brings to mind many films that the Belgian actor has starred in, with all their positives – but in this case more negatives -. In fact, the script is strongly embedded Subplots and Double Villains In an attempt to bring some life to the narrative block, but during the hour and a half of watching, nothing really interesting happens, and everything runs out incredibly quickly. The field is left free for Pure type workwhere our man participates in both these violent battle sequences – complete with bullets landing with a kind of X-ray on the opponent’s bodies – and in furious shootouts.

Hero in one piece

The gritty final confrontation in particular, with the bullets flying non-stop and the arrival of the aforementioned Adkins, is perhaps the best part of the game. Production that does not find its focusfails at both the fun dynamics and the secondary dramatic vitality, with the supporting characters of Max’s sister and niece being placed there by accident. In the same way, The Bad Thing That Couldn’t Be Worse Jimmy King He is not being exploited properly and neither is his criminal boss. Dermot Mulroneywhich deserved more space. B-Cinema atmosphere Appearing on several occasions, such as when Daffy doesn’t hesitate to accept 5-on-1 matches or knock out his opponents in the blink of an eye, he is the embodiment of that strong, pure hero who seems indestructible, Always ready to help the weakestcomplete with a final voiceover of the glossary to further emphasize its meaning. A predictable conclusion to a process that has outlived its time more than other similar processes.