“The Last Resort” Theatrical Poster
Jon Foo – martial arts star of Tekken, Bangkok Revenge and the Rush Hour TV series – is back in The Last Resort, an upcoming actioner from Well Go USA and Saban Films.
The Last Resort (aka Ultima Ratio) is written and directed by Jean-Marc Minéo (Bangkok Revenge) and also stars Clayton Norcross (Air Force One is Down), Alex Santi (Shock Wave 2), Julaluck Ismalone (Bangkok Revenge) and Angelina Ismalone.
Read the official details below:
A former special forces soldier becomes a one-man-army when his wife and daughter are taken hostage during a bank robbery. As he brutally neutralizes the gang of thieves, the lives of millions hang in the balance when a highly lethal toxin is stolen from the vault. The Last Resort is an intense action thriller powered by breathtaking fight choreography.
The Last Resort hits select Theaters on January 6, and on demand on January 10. Don’t miss the film’s New Trailer below:
is it just me or they’re trying really hard to make Jon foo look like Iko Uwais?
I didn’t think about that. Definitely similar! Intentional, I wouldn’t hold it against them. I’m wondering why the marketing team doesn’t take advantage of using some out-of-context positive quote to sell the movie. Or even change the title to “The Last Resort: Raid”.
There has always been Raid-ploitation. Now we’re getting real specific with Iko Uwais-ploitation! (and for a while, pre-Raid, many considered Iko Uwais “Tony Jaa-ploitation”.) I was thinking about adding Rush Hour-ploitation, but that would be way past overkill.
With that said, this movie is Die Hard/Raid/Iko Uwais/Tony Jaa-ploitation rolled into one juicy package.
The trailer is well put together, but let’s see how the film reads. John Foo has always had god potential with being on ex Jackie Chan stunt team member and looking good in Tom Yum Goong, but subsequent films have not shown the best of him, and Bangkok Revenge was terrible in every way.
I’m a little worried that it’s a reunion with him and Jean-Marc Maleo, but at least the action had the appearance of being coherent.