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It’s time to knuckle up and center the ring on this episode of The Action Fix Podcast as I review the new action film Lights Out which stars Frank Grillo and Scott Adkins. From director Christian Sesma (The Night Crew, Every Last One of Them) comes an old-school white-knuckle thriller with brutal fight sequences and bloody shoot outs reminiscent of the 80’s and 90’s golden era of video store action movies that served up weekly doses of beatdown action. Grillo is in tier one form as a former soldier suffering from PTSD who gets sucked into the world of underground fights where a corrupt contingency of cops and a criminal empire hold the city in a sadistic vice. Loaded with several brutal and savage action sequences from start to finish, this is old school action at its most primal. for fans craving practical stunts, brutal fight choreography and countless blood squibs.
Lights Out sees Grillo starring as homeless veteran Michael “Duffy” Duffield who gets noticed by ex-con Max Bomer (Mekhi Phifer) when he uses his bare-knuckle skill set to diffuse a situation. What culminates is Duffy entering underground fights Lionheart style which then mixes him up with corrupt cops run by the sinister Ellen Ridgway (Jaime King) and a crime boss named Sage Parker (Dermot Mulroney). With the situation going from bad to worse, Duffy calls on former comrade Don ‘The Reaper’ Richter (Scott Adkins) to aid him in declaring war on the criminal empire and taking on a gauntlet of enemy combatants utilizing their decisive and precise lethal skills they acquired as elite operatives in the military.
From a script co-penned by Action-Flix favorite Chad Law and Garry Charles, the supporting cast is stacked with Jaime King, Mekhi Phifer (Truth Be Told) and Dermot Mulroney (Section Eight, Hanna) lending their talents to this sure-fire action hit. Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break), Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (The Weapon), Erica Peeples (All American), Juju Chan Szeto (Wu Assassins), and Kevin Gage (Crossfire) round out the action ready cast.
If you’re looking to avoid the romantic festivities of this week, then this is the Anti-Valentine’s Day movie for you with two of today’s best action stars in Grillo and Adkins starring in an unapologetic, stripped-down action flick. It’s fast paced, visceral and even with my minor gripes, it still delivers the 80’s and 90’s style barrage of violence and bravado.
It’s the Action-Flix review of Lights Out on this episode of the Action Fix Podcast!
Lights Out hits theaters and digital from Quiver Distribution this Friday, February 16th!
