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When he was still a child, J.D. (Julian Gamm) was picked up from an orphanage by a White Crow operative and trained to be a killer - and White Crow is a secret organisation with their feelers in many a gouvernment to eventually take over the world. That wasn't initially a bit concern for J.D. though as this was what he has grown up with, but then he learned that White Crow is actually experimenting on its operatives, often killing them in the process, and from then on he has made it his mission to take out all of his superiors, maybe not to destroy the organisation as a whole but at least cut off one of its powerful heads. But when assassinating his mentor Adams (Carl Wharton), he has run into opposition, and while he managed to take him out he's also stabbed in the stomach - and if it wasn't for cleaning lady Emma (Hannah Al Rashid) who finds him in a public toilet and patches him up properly, as she's studying to be a nurse, he would have died, too. Thing is, doing this good deed, Emma has put herself in the line of fire, and suddenly she finds herself on the run with J.D. He drops her off at former White Crow operative'Änne's (Leanne Stott) house in the middle of nowhere, but Emma soon notices if she wants to ever get back to her old life, she needs to join J.D. in his spy game, even if it might cost her her own life ...

I'll freely admit, this film is at times a little confusing, especially given that everybody seems to conspire against everyone else here at one tim of another - but as much is almost to be expected from a modern espionage thriller, and this set aside, this is a pretty exciting film. Sure, it was made on a budget, so don't expect an explosion a minute, but this really works for the movie here as it keeps things relatable and comparatively real, plus the stuntwork in this film is nicely achieved, too. But what probably really makes this movie is that it's carried by some strong characters who are afforded engaging character arcs and are embodied by a competent ensemble, and the result of all of this is pretty cool genre entertainment.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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