Wanted for manslaughter in the USA, Frank (John Ozuna) has found abode in Bucharest, Romania, where he works as bouncer at a swanky nightclub - and he's good at it, too, mostly because he's an incredible martial artist. But even if he might be a fugitive, Frank's moral compass is still intact, so when he sees bigshot Kane (Costas Mandylor) treat his trophy girlfriend Silvia (Rosmary Yaneva) badly, that's not ok with him. At first he's still kept in reins by fellow bouncer Carl (Simon Phillips), as Kane is a criminal with his hands in arms trade and white slavery who has friends everywhere, friends who are ready to kill for him, but eventually Frank witnesses Kane threaten Silvia with a knife, and at that sight something snaps, he disarms Kane, beats up his bodyguard, takes the girl, takes Kane's car and makes a getaway. Thing is, he hasn't really thought this through and has no plan where to get away to, he only knows he can't let anything happen to the girl. But as mentioned, Kane is mighty powerful, and so he puts a bounty on their heads and lets the whole city know about it. And suddenly everybody, including Carl, so far Frank's only friend in towl, is up in arms to get their hands on the two fugitivies ...

Director Massimiliano Cerchi has a smallo role as crooked arms dealer.

Now The Bouncer might not rate particularly high on the originality scale, it's really the typical tale of the down-on-his-luck loser seeking salvation by doing a good deed, and really the lead character in all comes off as a bit clichéed - but that doesn't mean the film isn't a lot of fun ... because it really is. It's a rather awesome series of well-staged fights and chases, the pacing is relentless, and the camerawork excellent, making perfect use of its Bucharest locations. No masterpiece maybe, but great action entertainment all the same.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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