The Last Mercenary (2021 film)

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The Last Mercenary
The Last Mercenary Poster.jpg
Official release poster
Directed by[1]
Screenplay by
  • David Charhon
  • Ismael Sy Savane
Produced by
  • Jean-Charles Levy [2]
  • Nicolas Manuel
  • Olivier Albou
  • Laurence Schonberg
  • David Charhon
  • Jakéma Charhon
  • Eponine Maillet
  • Olias Barco
  • Vlad Riashyn
Starring
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Last Mercenary is a 2021 French action comedy film directed by David Charhon with a screenplay by Charhon and Ismael Sy Savane. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme in the lead role, along with a supporting cast that includes Alban Ivanov, Assa Sylla and Samir Decazza. It was released on Netflix on July 30, 2021.[3]

Plot[]

A mysterious former secret service agent must urgently return to France when his estranged son is falsely accused of arms and drug trafficking by the government, following a blunder by an overzealous bureaucrat and a mafia operation.

Cast[]

Reception[]

The film was ranked number one worldwide for seven days in a row. Including in the top 10 in North America. It is now in the top 10 all time Netflix movies outside the US. Counting more than 52 million hours of viewing worldwide.

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 16 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.30/10. [5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 48 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Feser, Molly (August 4, 2020). "Jean-Claude Van Damme Starts Filming Action-Comedy Last Mercenary For Netflix". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (July 31, 2020). "Jean-Claude Van Damme Shoots Netflix Action-Comedy 'The Last Mercenary'". Variety. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 12, 2021). "Netflix Unveils A 2021 Film Slate With Bigger Volume & Star Wattage; Scott Stuber On The Escalating Film Ambition". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Bui, Hoai-Tran (June 8, 2021). "'The Last Mercenary' Trailer: Jean-Claude Van Damme is Back in Fighting Form in Netflix Action Comedy". Film. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Last Mercenary (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Last Mercenary Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

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