All the humor is character driven, so let's talk about the characters:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger ("The Expendables") is a weary sheriff in a little bitty (fictitious) Arizona border town, just putting in his time until retirement. He saw enough action in Los Angeles and was tired of blood, so he has moved here to relax.
- Luis Guzman ("Journey 2: The Mysterious Island") is his chief deputy. He's not a coward, but he IS a realist, so when they hear that a high-powered jefe from a drug cartel is headed their way, he's thinking maybe they could look the other way "for just a little while..."
- Zach Gilford ("Crazy Kind of Love") is one of our hero's hapless deputies. The first thing he does is break his nose while target shooting because he doesn't expect a high-caliber pistol to kick.
- Jaimie Alexander ("Thor") is another deputy, scared spitless, but she's game.
- Johnny Knoxville (Lots of TV) is one of the local yokels who volunteers to help our hero; but this gun lover INSISTS on being deputized. I laughed at his metal military helmet dangling on a rope as he is helped to cover.
- Eduardo Noriega ("Blackthorn") is that aforementioned jefe, skillfully driving a singularly designed Corvette muscle car. He is smart, tough and determined.
- Forest Whitaker ("Repo Men") is with the FBI; the stunningly clever jailbreak happens on his watch and he WILL bring back his prisoner, the most wanted drug kingpin in the Western hemi- sphere.
- Genesis Rodriguez ("Casa de mi Padre") is a lovely FBI agent taken hostage by that nasty escapee.
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Here is a preview:
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2244912921/
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Here is a preview:
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2244912921/
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