The Enforcer (2022 film)

The Enforcer
Directed by	Richard Hughes
Written by	W. Peter Iliff
Produced by	Yariv Lerner Rob Van Norden Natalie Burn Lee Weldon Jeffrey Greenstein Jonathan Yunger
Starring	Antonio Banderas Kate Bosworth Mojean Aria
Cinematography	Callan Green
Edited by	Damian F. Gomez Mattias Morheden
Music by	Giorgio Giampà
Production company	Millennium Media
Distributed by	Screen Media
Release date	22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Spanish

The Enforcer is a 2022 American action thriller film directed by Richard Hughes, starring Antonio Banderas, Kate Bosworth and Mojean Aria. An enforcer tries to take down his own mob when a runaway he is protecting is kidnapped and trafficked for cyber sex.

Cast

• Antonio Banderas as Cuda
• Kate Bosworth as Estelle
• Mojean Aria as Stray
• Alexis Ren as Lexus
• Zolee Griggs as Billie
• 2 Chainz as Freddie
• Mark Smith as Doom
• Luke Bouchier as Paycheck
• Aaron Cohen as Joe
• Kika Georgiou as Medina
• Kostas Sommer as Ronnie Fedec
• Christos Vasilopoulos as Silvio
• Vivian Milkova as Lola
• Natalie Burn as Olivia

Release

The film premiered in select theatres and On Demand in the United States on 23 September 2022. ^[1]

Reception

Dennis Harvey of Variety called the film "stylish but shallow" and praised the performance of Banderas. ^[2] Dustin Chase of The Daily News graded the film a "D-" and called it a "cheap film that never tries to make the most of a limited budget." ^[3] Tara McNara of Common Sense Media rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote that while it "isn't a great film by any stretch of the imagination", it has "exciting" adjustments and has "some heart". ^[4]

Sumner Forbes of Film Threat gave the film a score of 5.5/10 and wrote that it "struggles to set itself apart from the crowded pack." ^[5] Julian Roman of MovieWeb wrote that the film "surpasses typical genre films with a modicum of depth." ^[6]

References

1. Massoto, Erick (6 September 2022). "Antonio Banderas Turns Into a Ruthless Hitman With a Heart in 'The Enforcer' Trailer [Exclusive]". Collider . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
2. Harvey, Dennis (22 September 2022). "'The Enforcer' Review: Antonio Banderas Plays a Hitman-Turned-Hero in This Routine Crime Meller". Variety . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
3. Chase, Dustin (21 September 2022). "'The Enforcer' is perfect — for a gas station bargain bin pick". The Daily News . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
4. McNamara, Tara. "Parents' Guide to The Enforcer". Common Sense Media . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
5. Forbes, Sumner (2 October 2022). "The Enforcer". Film Threat . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
6. Roman, Julian (20 September 2022). "The Enforcer Review: Antonio Banderas Cares & Kills". MovieWeb . Retrieved 10 November 2022.

External links

• The Enforcer at IMDb
• The Enforcer at Rotten Tomatoes