After it became known that Bruce Willis (“Sin City”) had to end his acting career due to illness, an impressive chapter in the history of action was also closed. With ‘Die Hard’, ‘Last Boy Scout’ and ‘Last Man Standing’, the bald actor has repeatedly made his mark on the genre in an iconic way.
It goes without saying that not everything in Bruce Willis’ work is gold, especially his last direct-to-video films, which he made to make as much money as possible before his illness would no longer allow him to do so. doing more than that is usually absolute garbage. Still, one or two cheap actioners are often reminiscent of the glory days of the popular action hero.
So also”top“, which is now available on Freevee, Amazon’s free streaming service. You shouldn’t expect a masterpiece under any circumstances, but Bruce Willis plays not just a small supporting role, but the leading role – and as a lone fighter he can once again remind us of his style-defining performance in the action. milestone “Die Hard”.
That’s what “Apex” is about
The year is 2199: former police officer Thomas Malone (Bruce Willis) is serving a life sentence – for a crime he never committed. One day, unexpectedly, he receives a tempting but potentially fatal offer from the operators of the private prison.
Seeing no other way out, Malone agrees. Because if the ex-cop survives, he will be released. Moments later, he is abandoned on a remote island, where he serves as human fair game for extremely wealthy but terribly bored men like Samuel Rainsford (Neal McDonough). However, the fighters did not expect that Malone would simply turn the tables…
“Die Hard” meets “The Hunt”?!
As is often the case with direct-to-video titles, ‘Apex’ also makes extensive use of well-known genre titles. When reading the synopsis I inevitably think of films like “Die Hard”, “The Hunt” or “Hard Targets”. At first glance, the mix of lone fighter and manhunt action promises to be more fun than many of the other quickly dismissed thrillers starring Bruce Willis.
As mentioned, you shouldn’t expect a masterpiece from Edward Drake (“Cosmic Sin”), even though his script for “Anti-Life” (also with Bruce Willis) formed the basis for trashy fun. You can now find out whether this also applies to “Apex” at Freevee. The -Average score out of 3 out of 10 stars (with more than 5000 votes) should be used as a warning…