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Wages of Sin
USA 2007
produced by
J.H. Rogers III, Christopher Free for TimeCode Mechanics
directed by Nathyn Masters
starring Nathyn Masters, CiCi Foster, Michael MacRae, Felicia Danisor, Riti Madugula, Tonee Dang, Michael Armon, Wendy Valasso (= Wendy George), J.H. Rogers III (as The Beatsmith), Brian Kung, Safia Jalila, Moni Chakrathouk, Kana Yamamoto, Shawn Bernal, Erik Linquist, Rey Gonzalez, Whitney Ann Jenkins, J.P. Williams, Theophilus Jamal, Daniel Han, Angela Cobb, Brad Davidson, [James Randall, Jack Guasta, Toni-Marie Spera, Amber Nelson (= Amber Faith), Jill Nettles, Naaman Miles, Michael Stevaughn, Noah Abraham, John Hundrieser, Jhaid Hall
written by Nathyn Masters, music by The Beatsmith (= J.H. Rogers III), Riot Gear, special effects by Anthony J. Noe, fight choreography by Nathyn Masters, Shawn Bernal
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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When mob hitman Johnny Trigger (Nathyn Masters) refuses to execute two
undercover cops (Eric Linquist, Rey Gonzalez), everybody immediately
suspects foul play, especially since a few too many of his projected hits
turned up in the witness protection program ... and suddenly, Johnny
Trigger finds himself on the run - and wouldn't you know it, he indeed is
a deep cover cop. He gets FBI protection of course, but wouldn't you know
it, even the FBI is infiltrated by the mob, and suddenly, Johnny finds
himself on the run from the very people who were supposed to protect him
as well, and on the run from the regular, non-infiltrated parts of the
police force, because false evidence was planted on him. His only hope now
is to get his hands on Rodrego (J.H. Rogers III), a crook who seems to
have his hands deep in the whole business and who could lead him to
"the boss" Constantine (Michael MacRae) ... Teresa (CiCi
Foster) never wanted to be a hooker, but when money got tight ... Jazz
(Felicia Danisor) on the other hand is what you might call a happy hooker,
but not a bad person, so she takes care of Teresa as best she can,
including taking her with her on a date to Rodrego, where Teresa is to do
the camera on an amateur porn shoot. Then Constantine and his men storm in
and shoot Rodrego and Jazz, but Teresa can give them the slip, with the
tape of the assassination in her possession. Rather by chance, she runs
into Johnny, who promises to protect her from now on. The better Teresa
gets to know Johnny though the less she understands him: He claims to be a
hitman, and he's wanted by the police to corroborate just that, and yet
he's a devout Christian who shies away from taking lives, and puts his
life in line to save hers, a woman he hardly knows - and gradually, she
falls for him, even though he never tries to hit on her. Meanwhile, the
mob and the FBI and the police move in closer on Johnny, and he has no
idea who he can trust anymore, especially when he finds out Constantine is
actually an agent rather high up in the FBI hierarchy ... Wages
of Sin is a pretty enjoyable movie that really tries to get the most
out of its obviously low budget by treating the audience to many an
inventively choreographed martial arts sequence while at the same time
doing its best to tell a complex, intelligent and original story. Now
truth to be told, on the story-side the film is a bit over-convoluted, and
(at least after only one viewing) not all seems to make perfect sense
(though some of it may just be the groundworks for the intended sequel),
but as long as you watch it, that's hardly an issue, as the film moves
along swiftly, the dialogue is sharp, the action scenes happen at
precisely the right moments, and the characters are all fleshed out and
likeable. A really nice piece of genre entertainment, actually.
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