White Elephant – ABC Film Challenge – Action – W – White Elephant – Movie Review
Director: Jesse V Johnson
Writer: Jesse V Johnson, Erik Martinez, Katharine Lee McEwan (Screenplay)
Cast
- Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy)
- Bruce Willis (Die Hard)
- Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace)
- John Malkovich (Con-Air)
- Vadhir Derbez (How to Be a Latin Lover)
Plot: An ex-marine enforcer must battle his conscience and code of honor when he is forced to do things for the mob.
Runtime: 1 Hour 32 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: White Elephant starts when Glen Follett (Malkovich) pulls the trigger on targeting a rival mob. He assigns Gabriel Tancredi (Rooker) to eliminate them, however, the hitman gets noticed by two cops including Vanessa Flynn (Kurylenko).
However, after the job goes wrong the crime boss Arnold Solomon (Willis) sends out everyone to kill Vanessa. She must figure out who she can trust and stop the people who killed her partner.
Verdict on White Elephant
White Elephant is an action thriller following a criminal mob trying to clean up their latest job. However, they find themselves against a resourceful skilful cop who isn’t going down without a fight. Meanwhile, one of the group starts to grow a conscious about their methods.
This is a movie following the idea that a crime syndicate looks to eliminate the competition. However, the competition fights back and now a lone cop could be the one person to bring everything down. This feels like a typical late-night action movie, it uses a style of action that isn’t as intense as it looks. We get the big named actors to peak interest and a few cheeky one-liners along the way.
Final Thoughts –White Elephant is a typical late-night action movie.
