"The Russian Specialist" = shadowrun movie, It has Dolph Lundgren! Options

[Wounded Ronin]

Anytime a movie has Dolph Lundgren in it, it automatically becomes a good movie.

Last night I watched "The Russian Specialist", starring and written by Dolph Lundgren. It actually would be a Shadowrun movie since it deals with some ragtag downtrodden mercenaries hired to free a young female from a wealthy family from the clutches of a fat murdeous Russian mafia dude. Who pumps her full of drugs and stuff.

I actually think that the film was very well done in terms of visuals, and it had enough gritty violence for my tastes. When people are shot with pistols in this film they often get wounded rather than just neatly dropping dead, which is always a plus in my book. As always Dolph Lundgren exhibited the best martial arts displays found in any movies. Nowadays when you see a film with martial arts it's always the over-the-top acrobatic stuff and I feel like most directors are incapable of seeing outside the "Jackie Chan box." But Dolph Lundgren, a former full contact karate practitioner, brings a very real and down to earth style of martial arts combat to the screen and it's always a refreshing pleasure to watch. He's not acrobatic but you can see he knows how to kick, punch, knee, and throw. Athleticism and the fluid crispness of expertise are evident in his every technique.

I'd recommend seeing "The Russian Specialist" if you should ever encounter it in a rental venue.