The Commando

The Commando is a 2022 American action crime thriller film directed by Asif Akbar and starring Mickey Rourke and Michael Jai White.

The Commando
Official release poster
Directed byAsif Akbar
Written byKoji Steven Sakai
Story by
  • Asif Akbar
  • Koji Steven Sakai
  • Al Bravo
Produced by
  • Elias Axume
  • Philip Tan
Starring
CinematographyJorge Gomez
Edited byRJ Cooper
Music byMauricio Yazigi
Production
companies
  • Premiere Entertainment
  • ITN Distribution
  • BondIt Media Capital
Distributed bySaban Films
Release date
  • January 7, 2022 (2022-01-07)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It was released in the United States on January 7, 2022 by Saban Films.

Cast

Production

Casting

In September 2020, it was announced that Rourke was cast in the film.[2][3] In October 2020, White joined the cast of the film.[4]

Filming

Principal photography occurred in New Mexico on October and November 2020.[1]

Release

On December 7, 2021, Saban Films released a trailer for the film and set it for a January 7, 2022 release.[5]

Reception

Rene Rodriguez of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, "A talky and lethargic home-invasion thriller, The Commando amounts to an inept crime drama stuffed with banal dialogue and irrelevant supporting characters to pad its feature-length running time."[6]

Leslie Felperin of The Guardian awarded the film one star out of five and wrote, "The Commando contains a number of egregious implausibilities and cliches."[7]

References
  1. Gomez, Adrian. "Making waves: Filmmaker's upcoming projects put New Mexico into the spotlight". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. "Mickey Rourke set for The Commando". Contactmusic.com. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (23 September 2020). "Mickey Rourke Enlists For 'The Commando'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. D'Alessandro, Anthony (12 October 2020). "Michael Jai White Joins Mickey Rourke's 'The Commando'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. Cranswick, Amie (December 10, 2021). "It's Michael Jai White vs. Mickey Rourke in trailer for The Commando". Flickering Myth. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  6. Rodriguez, Rene (January 6, 2022). "'The Commando' Review: A Robbery Goes Awry in Misshapen Thriller". Variety. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  7. Felperin, Leslie (January 4, 2022). "The Commando review – Mickey Rourke stars in military-grade dross". The Guardian. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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