Daughter Of The Wolf
Often when a retired mixed martial artist turns to acting as a career their efforts end up in the DVD bargain bin at the local supermarket. 'Daughter Of The Wolf' stars pioneer of female MMA Gina Carano and sadly I believe that her efforts here will also end up in that bin. This movie starts out promisingly but soon descends into the hum drum norm of straight to DVD actioners. Carano does have a surprising amount of range as an actor and is certainly much better than most of her peers. However her acting chops can't elevate this movie as it becomes tedious and predictable. Even with the help of a seasoned old pro such as Richard Dreyfuss this film just frolics around in the snow. The plot is not so much tried but a tired and tested one. Ex-Military Operative Clair Hamilton (Carano) must rescue her kidnapped son from the baddies as Dreyfuss's character has beef with Hamilton's family for something her father did years ago. It's all been done before and much better but that doesn't stop Director David Hackl trying to present an engaging action movie. Sadly we're missing a set piece or two and this action movie becomes a little static. We are graced with some nice cinematography and the outside filming locations look wonderful enough. It's a testament to all those involved for braving the cold just to make this lacklustre piece of entertainment.
Sadly 'Daughter Of The Wolf' is a slow burn movie but not in a good way. This isn't really entertaining at all! The entire 1hr 28mins runtime seems to be filled with Carano in a tussle of some sort in to which she usually falls into ice cold water and then wakes up several hours later. The possibility of hyperthermia is never explored as Carano lets the sodden clothes on her back dry naturally in the frozen wilderness. As you've guessed this movie is slightly removed from reality. As is the climatic fight between the MMA legend and a geriatric Dreyfuss. The poor old guy looks like he'd struggle getting the lid off his Arthritis meds let alone take Carano on in a fist fight! By this point my interest had waned and I couldn't make it to the end credits.
In terms of audio and visual quality. This is a good looking movie. Detail is fine and precise. The texture of bark on surrounding trees is sharp. Colours and contrast are vivid allowing the wilderness to escape from your display screen. Skin tones look natural and even the bad guys yellow stained teeth are disgustingly clear. The basic Dolby Digital sound mix gave good atmospherics. The few and far between action set pieces had real impact with clean and crisp dialogue audible through the centre channel. Picture and sound quality are the highlight of this dull and boring movie. It is obvious that Gina Carano can mix it up with the best female and male action heroes of her generation but with a vehicle such as this she's not doing her career any real favours.
Often when a retired mixed martial artist turns to acting as a career their efforts end up in the DVD bargain bin at the local supermarket. 'Daughter Of The Wolf' stars pioneer of female MMA Gina Carano and sadly I believe that her efforts here will also end up in that bin. This movie starts out promisingly but soon descends into the hum drum norm of straight to DVD actioners. Carano does have a surprising amount of range as an actor and is certainly much better than most of her peers. However her acting chops can't elevate this movie as it becomes tedious and predictable. Even with the help of a seasoned old pro such as Richard Dreyfuss this film just frolics around in the snow. The plot is not so much tried but a tired and tested one. Ex-Military Operative Clair Hamilton (Carano) must rescue her kidnapped son from the baddies as Dreyfuss's character has beef with Hamilton's family for something her father did years ago. It's all been done before and much better but that doesn't stop Director David Hackl trying to present an engaging action movie. Sadly we're missing a set piece or two and this action movie becomes a little static. We are graced with some nice cinematography and the outside filming locations look wonderful enough. It's a testament to all those involved for braving the cold just to make this lacklustre piece of entertainment.
Sadly 'Daughter Of The Wolf' is a slow burn movie but not in a good way. This isn't really entertaining at all! The entire 1hr 28mins runtime seems to be filled with Carano in a tussle of some sort in to which she usually falls into ice cold water and then wakes up several hours later. The possibility of hyperthermia is never explored as Carano lets the sodden clothes on her back dry naturally in the frozen wilderness. As you've guessed this movie is slightly removed from reality. As is the climatic fight between the MMA legend and a geriatric Dreyfuss. The poor old guy looks like he'd struggle getting the lid off his Arthritis meds let alone take Carano on in a fist fight! By this point my interest had waned and I couldn't make it to the end credits.
In terms of audio and visual quality. This is a good looking movie. Detail is fine and precise. The texture of bark on surrounding trees is sharp. Colours and contrast are vivid allowing the wilderness to escape from your display screen. Skin tones look natural and even the bad guys yellow stained teeth are disgustingly clear. The basic Dolby Digital sound mix gave good atmospherics. The few and far between action set pieces had real impact with clean and crisp dialogue audible through the centre channel. Picture and sound quality are the highlight of this dull and boring movie. It is obvious that Gina Carano can mix it up with the best female and male action heroes of her generation but with a vehicle such as this she's not doing her career any real favours.