Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Download Icarus (2010)

Icarus (2010)
Country: USA / Canada
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Direction: Dolph Lundgren
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Stefanie von Pfetten, Samantha Ferris, David Lewis, Bo Svenson, Katelyn Mager,  Lindsay Maxwell, Monique Ganderton

There were those who called him Icarus. Everyone else knew him as a divorced father working for an investment company. But they didn't know his other side-his dark side. Because Icarus was at his best when he was killing people. For years, he'd worked as a sleeper agent in America-but when the Soviet Empire collapsed, he found himself in a foreign country with no one to trust. Determined to break from his dark past, he started over with a new identity. But you can only escape your past for so long. When a sudden mishap in Hong Kong blows Icarus' identity, past and present collide - and the assassin realizes he is now the target. The people that want him dead will stop at nothing to get to him. And that means going after what he cares about most-his wife and daughter. Fighting for his life, Icarus is forced to face the demons of his past to protect the loved ones in his present. He must fight to save the only thing he's ever done right in his life. He needs to uncover who is after him and protect his family - before it's too late.


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Movie Review:


“Icarus” certainly remains faithful to Lundgren’s Hollywood action movie roots, albeit on a much smaller scale. There’s no getting around it: Lundgren is far removed from his “Rocky 4” and “Masters of the Universe” days. Then again, considering the craptacular nature of those movies, maybe that’s not such a bad thing.
Extended gunfire, explosions, and an impressive bodycount are the order of the day in “Icarus”, though with full command of his movies, Lundgren is now able to inject some semblance of substance into his character’s killing ways. This instantly sets him apart from fellow former A-lister Steven Seagal, whose movies are, let’s be honest, lifeless products that exist purely to pay Seagal’s grocery bills. And as far as I can tell, Lundgren still does most of his own stunts.
In “Icarus”, brooding salesman Edward Genn (Dolph Lundgren) just can’t catch a break – whenever he thinks he’s out, they keep pulling him back in. Of course, it probably doesn’t help that ol Genn is also codenamed Icarus, and lives a double life as an aging hired killer for the Russian mob.
Without a doubt, “Icarus” is made up of pure B-action movie goodness. Lundgren’s character cuts quite a swath through the underworld, and the film features a great 30-minute stretch of nothing but straight action as Genn find himself set up and has to scramble to save his family, all the while being chased by a seemingly endless army of Russians with machineguns.
Fans of Dolph Lundgren will certainly get the most out of “Icarus”, though anyone who appreciates a good old fashioned action movie will also find a lot to sink their teeth into.

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