The government taught him to kill. Now he's using his skills to help a woman seek revenge against the Miami underworld.
May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert, to kill her parents' killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of Quick's, is assigned to protect one of Quick's potential victims, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.
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Unpretentious, classical in form, resolved and earnest.
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Sylvester StalloneRay Quick
- Sharon StoneMay Munro
- James WoodsNed Trent
- Rod SteigerJoe Leon
- Eric RobertsTomas Leon
- Mario Ernesto SánchezCharlie
- Sergio Doré Jr.Strongarm
- Chase RandolphStan Munro
- Jeana BellAlice Munro
- Brittany Paige BouckYoung May
Crew
- Luis LlosaDirector
- Alexandra SerosScreenplay
- John ShirleyNovel
- Jeffrey L. KimballDirector of Photography
- John BarryOriginal Music Composer
- Jack HofstraEditor
- Jerry WeintraubProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
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Both unpretentious, classical in form, effortless.
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Rapid Fire 199282% alikeBoth earnest, unpretentious, resolved.
Hunter 198490% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, unpretentious, earnest.
Police Woman 197488% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, unpretentious, earnest.
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