Soldiers of Fortune (film)
| Soldiers of Fortune | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maksim Korostyshevsky |
| Produced by | Robert Crombie Jeff Most Richard Salvatore |
| Screenplay by | Alexandre Coscas Robert Crombie Joe Kelbley |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Joseph LoDuca |
| Cinematography | Masha Solovyova |
| Editing by | Timothy Alverson Igor Litoninskiy Danny Saphire |
| Studio | Jeff Most Productions |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) |
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| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $1,572,040 |
Soldiers of Fortune is a 2012 American action comedy film starring Christian Slater, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Bean, James Cromwell and Ving Rhames.
Plot
Wealthy thrill-seekers pay huge premiums to have themselves inserted into military adventures, only this time things do not go exactly according to plan.
Cast
- Christian Slater ...Cpt. Craig McCenzie
- Sean Bean ... Dimidov / Roman St. John
- James Cromwell ... Sam Haussmann
- Ving Rhames ... Grimaud Tourneur
- Dominic Monaghan ... Tommy Sin
- Charlie Bewley ... Charles Herbert Vandebeer
- Oxana Korostyshevskaya ... Cecilia
- Freddy Rodriguez ...Cpt. Mike Reed
- Ryan Donowho ... Ernesto
- Colm Meaney ...Carter Mason
- Gennadi Vengerov ... Colonel Lupo
- Sarah Ann Schultz ... Magda
- Shawn Parsons...The Pitchman
Production
Filming took place in Ukraine, notably in Sevastopol, Yalta and Balaklava on the Crimean peninsula, on a budget of roughly $8,000,000.
Box office
The film was given a limited release on just 50 screens with minimal marketing in the United States. After 2 weeks it ended its cinema run with a box office result of $38,898. The film was more successful in the Russia-CIS market, where it was released on 500 screens and earned $1,542,287 at the box office and in the United Arab Emirates were it earned 203,101$ at the box office.[1]
Critical Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 17% approval rating with an average rating of 3.2/10, based on an aggregation of 6 reviews".[2] On Metacritic, the film achieved an average score of 19 out of 100 based on 5 reviews, signifying "Overwhelming dislike".[3]
References
- ^ "Soldiers of Fortune". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ "Soldiers of Fortune". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ "Soldiers of Fortune". Metacritic. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
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