Precious Cargo (film)
Precious Cargo is a 2016 Canadian action film directed by Max Adams and written by Adams and Paul V. Seetachitt. The film stars were Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Bruce Willis, Claire Forlani, John Brotherton, Lydia Hull and Daniel Bernhardt. The film was released on April 22, 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere.
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Directed by | Max Adams |
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Cinematography | Brandon Cox |
Edited by | Robert Dalva |
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Distributed by | Lionsgate Premiere |
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Running time | 90 minutes [1] |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Budget | $10.5 million |
Box office | $567,064 [2] |
Plot
Eddie Filosa convinces crime boss Jack and his gang to steal $30 million in diamonds from another crime gang, in trade for a woman.
Cast
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Jack
- Bruce Willis as Edward "Eddie" Filosa
- Claire Forlani as Karen
- John Brotherton as Nicholas
- Lydia Hull as Jenna
- Daniel Bernhardt as Simon
- Scott Bryce as FBI Agent Marco
- Jim Ford as FBI SWAT Driver
- Ashley Kirk as Zoe
- Tyler Jon Olson as Lucas
- Jenna B. Kelly as Logan
- Christopher Rob Bowen as Glenn
- Reed Birney as FBI Agent Michael
- Robert John Burke as FBI Agent John
- Torrie Wilson as Vanessa
- Sammi Barber as Apsara
- Jean-Claude Leuyer as Gustavo
- Nicholas M. Loeb as Andrew Herzberg
Production
The movie was filmed in Gulfport, MS at the Island View Casino and the Port of Gulfport in 2015.[3]
Release
The film was released on April 22, 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere and filming in New York City, New York.[4][5]
Reception
The film received heavily negative reception. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 0%, based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 2.5/10.[6] On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 27 out of 100 based on reviews from 4 critics.[7]
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave it 1 out of 5 and wrote: "A straight-to-video nightmare is all that's on offer here."[8]
See also
References
- "PRECIOUS CARGO (15)". British Board of Film Classification. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- "Precious Cargo - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- "WATCH: Gulfport locations featured prominently in 'Precious Cargo' trailer". Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- Fleming, Mike (April 30, 2015). "'Precious' Cargo Set With Bruce Willis; Emmett/Furla/Oasis-Backed Pic Selling In Cannes". Deadline. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- Holub, Christian (February 25, 2016). "Bruce Willis is an evil crime boss in Precious Cargo trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- "Precious Cargo (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- "Precious Cargo". Metacritic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- Peter Bradshaw (July 14, 2016). "Precious Cargo review – Bruce Willis phones it in for crass caper". The Guardian.