Swelter (2014)

Ten years after their casino heist, four escaped convicts trace their former partner to a desert town, where he is now a lawman with no memory of his criminal past. Swelter looked like a pretty good and interesting action, thriller and when you hear the name Jean Claude Van Damme? how could it not be? Unfortunately the movie wasted JCVD,s potentials and pretty much his "exit" was lame. As for the rest of the cast? really awful both in terms of perfomances and casting aside. Definitely one of Van Damme's worst films that he ever put his name to. (0/10)

I bought this film only because it was a mix up between western and crime movie, and also because there was JCVD in a supporting character. Besides this, as we say in french, this feature doesn't break three legs to a duck. Nothing exceptional in this forgettable movie. I did appreciate the wink to THE WILD BUNCH; the sheriff's name is Pike Bishop. I watched Sam Peckinpah's masterpiece at least a dozen times in my life, and Pike Bishop sounds quite familiar to my ears. It's a new wave crime film, in the line of Quentin Tarantino's world, as we watch since the early nineties now.An acceptable time waster, no more, just for rent, and certainly not for buying.

A great arsenal of actors. An well directed film. An actor like Van Damme that try to show that he is really an actor. And now we can see that he really is. An unconventional action movie, that play with the perception and the expectation that the public have of Van Damme's character. I think that's what we need. Not another "Van Damme" film.The film in general is interesting. It looks like "An history of violence", but with more attention for the presence of a lot of intense characters, and a more accessible fruition for a larger target.Well edited and well directed, especially in the first part. I hope that it can be distributed in Italy Too.

Swelter is a great film all the way around. It's very action packed, has some humor, great dialog and awesome acting in it. This film is a modern-day crime thriller and a classic western high plains story all rolled into one. It has an awesome cast including Jean Claude Van Damme, Grant Bowler, Lennie James, Alfred Molina, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Josh Henderson, Daniele Favilli, Freya Tingley, Courtney Hope and other cast, which is very impressive and makes this film SO strong. The film is directed and written by Award Winning Director, Keith Parmer, and the storyline and films' outcome speaks to his impressive talent. Keith is also the Director and Writer of the feature film 'Mob Rules', which was acquired by Lionsgate. This is a film for everyone and should definitely be a 'must-see.' It's totally entertaining!