''Vanquish'' is a 2021 American

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film directed by

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. The film stars

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and

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. ''Vanquish'' was released in the United States on April 16, 2021.

Plot

Retired disabled cop Damon (

) forces Victoria (

), a former drug courier and his caretaker, to collect bags of money around the city during a single night by holding her daughter hostage. As the night progresses, Victoria finds out that at every stop point she makes, various enemies from her past attack her. Meanwhile, a cop breaks into Damon’s home, but Damon kills him. At her final stop, Victoria is captured and taken to the home of the

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Governor. The Governor asks for Victoria’s help in taking down Damon, but Victoria refuses and kills the Governor instead. Upon finally returning to Damon’s home, Victoria is reunited with her daughter. Then Damon explains that he had no need for the money that Victoria had collected; instead, this night was a part of his plan to eliminate all of Victoria’s enemies along with the corrupt Governor, thus cleaning the city of crime and corruption. As the dawn breaks, Damon lures all the corrupted cops that had been working for the Governor into his home, where he blows himself up along with them. Meanwhile, Victoria and her daughter escape safely.

Cast

as Victoria *

as Damon *

Nick Vallelonga Nicholas Anthony Vallelonga (born September 13, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for co-writing and producing the film '' Green Book'', for which he received two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Pictur ...

as Det. Stevens *

Miles Doleac Miles Christopher Doleac (born November 26, 1975) is an American actor, director, writer and producer. He has had acting roles in several films and television shows since 2011 including ''Watchmen, Lovecraft Country, Treme, Sleepy Hollow, Ameri ...

as Erik *

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as Agent Monroe *

Joel Michaely Joel Michaely is an American actor and film producer. He has appeared in such films as ''Can't Hardly Wait'', '' But I'm a Cheerleader'', '' Ghost World'', ''The Rules of Attraction'', ''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'', '' Cruel World'', '' Factory Girl'' ...

as Rayo * Juju Journey Brener * Julie Lott as Governor Ann Driscoll * Ekaterina Baker *

Hannah Stocking Hannah Stocking-Siagkris (born February 4, 1992) is an American comedian and internet personality who first gained recognition from the social media platform Vine. She later became known for her comedy videos on YouTube.

as Galyna

Production

Principal photography occurred in September 2020 in

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. Filming wrapped in January 2021.

Release

''Vanquish'' was released in select theaters starting from April 16, 2021, as well as on-demand and digital on April 23 and on DVD and Blu-ray April 27.

Critical response

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reported that 5% of 64 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 3.10/10.

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assigned the film a weighted average score of 22 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Writing for '' RogerEbert.com'', Peter Sobczynski described the film as “a rehash of genre cliches that is so dull, threadbare, and bereft of thrills that the one time that its one moment of genuine excitement comes when our heroine enters a bar where danger is allegedly afoot, and the television in the background is showing

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” and “the kind f filmthat almost makes the DTV drivel that

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has been churning out for the last couple of decades seem focused and committed by comparison”, rating it only one out of four stars.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{George Gallo 2021 films 2021 action thriller films American action thriller films Films shot in Mississippi Films directed by George Gallo Lionsgate films 2020s English-language films 2020s American films