This movie is bad enough to make you want to go ballistic on Hollywood.
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work ![]()
Reviews Counted:107
Fresh:0
Rotten:107
Average Rating:2.6/10
Consensus: A startlingly inept film, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever offers overblown, wall-to-wall action without a hint of wit, coherence, style, or originality.
Theatrical Release:Sep 20, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $14,235,059
Synopsis: In the mystifying opening sequence of BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER, a double kidnapping takes place on a rainy night in Vancouver with a minimal amount of wasted time and a maximum amount of violence.... In the mystifying opening sequence of BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER, a double kidnapping takes place on a rainy night in Vancouver with a minimal amount of wasted time and a maximum amount of violence. A little boy is picked up at the airport by his mother (Talisa Soto), whose car is stopped minutes later by thugs who steal the boy and say they're taking him to his father. Rounding the corner, the thugs see a car explode in front of them, and a dump truck smashes into a wall of other cars, spraying fire. A hooded martial arts expert takes out the thugs with some impressive kicks and swirls, then grabs the boy and leaves. Secret agent Sever (Lucy Liu) is the kidnapper here, an angry, heavily armed nut who literally goes ballistic for unknown reasons. Using automatic weapons and other highly explosive artillery, she annihilates at least a hundred policeman in the next scene, outside a shopping mall. A retired secret agent, Ecks (Antonio Banderas), is the only man who can stop her, and when he does--temporarily--the two join forces against the real culprit, Robert Gant (Gregg Henry). Gant has crafted a dangerous assassination weapon that triggers death at the push of a button once it is injected into its victim's bloodstream. And that weapon is living inside the little boy. To save him, and stop the weapon from being used again, Ecks and Sever must get Gant. BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER is a super-violent nonstop action extravaganza with a high-octane musical score by Don Davis. It is directed by Kaos. [More]
Starring: Lucy Liu, Antonio Banderas, Gregg Henry, Ray Park
Starring: Lucy Liu, Antonio Banderas, Gregg Henry, Ray Park, Talisa Soto, Miguel Sandoval
Director: Kaos
Director: Kaos
Screenwriter: Alan McElroy
Producer: Elie Samaha, Chris Lee, Andrew Stevens, Kaos
Composer: Don Davis
Studio: Warner Bros.
Get This Movie
Reviews for Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
The title - insipid as it is - is more interesting than anything that actually appears on screen.
Mindless and boring martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline.
So devoid of any kind of intelligible story that it makes films like XXX and Collateral Damage seem like thoughtful treatises
I'm guessing the director is a magician. After all, he took three minutes of dialogue, 30 seconds of plot and turned them into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long.
I'd truly hoped that Ballistic would be a kicky so-bad- it's-good guilty pleasure. But it's too flat, stale, confusing and lazy.
Who, exactly, is fighting whom here? Ah, yes, that would be me: fighting off the urge to doze.
Director Wych Kaosayananda -- or Kaos, to you -- is stupendously inept, unable even to properly light a combat sequence.
It’s a deluge of bullets and chop-socky madness devoid of style or purpose.
Is “Ballistic” worth the price of admission? Absolutely not. It sucked. Would I see it again? Please see previous answer.
Whether it's the worst movie of 2002, I can't say for sure: Memories of Rollerball have faded, and I skipped Country Bears. But this new jangle of noise, mayhem and stupidity must be a serious contender for the title.
Before seeing this film I couldn't understand why the producers had given it a subtitle; afterward I realized Ecks vs. Sever was probably the full script.
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever is an ungainly mess, submerged in mayhem, occasionally surfacing for cliches.
Ballistic offers little beyond what you'd find in a typical subpar Hollywood action film.
Liu and Banderas are wasted in a film that felt like a cheesy low budget action flick, leaving a sour taste with plot holes galore, clichés, senseless violence, and an incoherent script to top it all off.
Como descrever um filme que se preocupa apenas com suas explosões, e não com o roteiro, com a direção, a edição ou as atuações? Já sei: é uma bomba!
If only Maxwell Smart had been here to foil KAOS yet again - avoid at all costs
There are two good things about Ballistic ... The rest of the movie, unfortunately, is all gaping narrative holes, uninspiring action scenes and repetitive slow-motion camerawork.
Latest News for Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
December 26, 2007:
Total Recall: In Honor of AVP:R, Memorable Cinematic Title Fights
This week, we're taking it to the screen with Alien vs.
Predator: Requiem, the latest mash up of modern sci-fi's two coolest franchises in a winner-take-all battle royale. Why... More...
December 20, 2007:
Dwight Little to Direct Tekken
Thirteen years and eight games adds up to a whole bunch of potential for a feature film adaptation -- at least according to Dwight Little, who has agreed to direct a Tekken... More...
August 14, 2006:
"Zoom" Tomatometer: Zero
"Zoom" is soaring, flying high into the rarified territory where only seven films before it have ventured. The film, which stars Tim Allen and Courteney Cox, is... More...
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 44% 44% | Night at the Museum: B… |
| 32% 32% | Terminator Salvation |
| 36% 36% | Angels & Demons |
| 95% 95% | Star Trek |
| 25% 25% | Four Christmases |
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 88% 88% | Inglourious Basterds |
| 78% 78% | The Hangover |
| 49% 49% | Taking Woodstock |
| 26% 26% | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard |
| 47% 47% | The Girl From Monaco |
RT On Current TV
DIRECTV 358 | Comcast 107 | DISH Network 196 | More...
What’s Hot On RT
Other News
CloseSponsored Links
Around The Network
- Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever at Rotten Tomatoes
- Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever at IGN
- Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever at AskMen
Fresh Links
Featured

Techland lists the best Sci-Fi films of this decade.

Moviefone takes a look back at the biggest stinkers of the past 10 years.

The Me and Orson Welles star answers reader questions on TIME.com.

Hollywood.com's C. Robert Cargill offers his thoughts on what the best decade for film was.

In the AV Club's "Scenic Routes," Mike D'Angelo reminisces about the Tim Burton film.
Promos

Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!



Top Critic


