ABC Film Challenge – Action – W – Welcome to Sudden Death (2020) Movie Review
Director: Dallas Jackson
Writer: Dallas Jackson, Gene Quintano (Screenplay)
Starring: Michael Jai White, Michael Eklund, Sabryn Rock, Nakai Takawira, Lyn Justice, Sagine Semajuste
Plot: A security guard (ex special forces) brings his two kids to work at a basketball arena on the day, the governor, mayor, thousands of other spectators and 8 terrorists are there.
Runtime: 1 Hour 22 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Welcome to Sudden Death starts when former special forces solider Jesse (White) has started trying to have a normal life as a security guard. While connecting to his family, Alisha (Semajuste) and children, Mara (Takawira) and Ryan (Justice).
He takes the children to work at a basketball arena, he will find the arena taken over by Jobe (Eklund) and his team. This leads Jesse to work with the janitor Gus (Owen) to save everyone in the arena, before time runs out.
Thoughts on Welcome to Sudden Death
Welcome to Sudden Death is an action thriller that will easily be on that is compared to Die Hard. It even references the similar situation Jesse finds himself in, to John McClane in Die Hard. This will be the lone soldier needing to fight back against a group of criminals who are holding the location hostage. With the added peril of his children being within the building, like how Dwayne Johnson’s Skyscraper movie did too.
The action is designed to give Michael Jai White a chance to show off his action skills, with his style of combat, which isn’t like most action stars, something he handles with ease in this movie. This will end up feeling like an easy to watch late night action movie, which is going to be great fun to watch and never feels too dangerous at the same time.
Final Thoughts – Welcome to Sudden Death is an entertaining action movie, keeping everything simple.
