MMA star Gina Carano (Haywire, Fast and Furious 6) stars as Ava, a trained fighter with a dark past in this intense action/thriller from director John Stockwell (Blue Crush, Crazy/Beautiful). When her new husband (Cam Gigandet, Twilight) vanishes during their Caribbean honeymoon, Ava uncovers a violent underworld of conspiracy in the middle of an island paradise. Armed with a deadly set of skills, Ava sets out to discover the truth and to take down the men she thinks are responsible for her husband's abduction, one by one. Ismael Cruz Cordova (The Good Wife), Luis Guzmán (Traffic), Treat Williams (Chicago Fire), Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break), Stephen Lang (Avatar) and Danny Trejo (Machete) co-star.

So, I'm rather picky when it comes to any films with martial artists because I expect to see some great fighting. I always hope the storyline is good but the martial arts absolutely have to be top-notch. I am a fan of Gina's well known fighting skills and am pleasantly surprised at her recent forays into acting as well considering that is not the background from which she emerged. That being said...I will say I was dissapointed in the smaller amount of martial arts/fighting in the film. I was expecting something similar to her other film, Haywire, and unfortunately that wasn't the case. Yes there was some here and there but when you watch Gina you want and expect to see her kicking butt throughout a larger portion of the film. Fighting aside, it definately allowed her to spread her acting wings. I was especially impressed with her performance while she was checking hospitals for her hubby...she did well in expressing the worry, frustration and intense emotion in a very believable way. The plot itself is decent but nothing amazing. The end of the film where Danny Trejo arrives seems a bit contrived and not completely believable but other than that it's worth a watch. So, in a nutshell the film is definately worth seeing, just plan to appreciate that her performance gets more play than her fighting. Both are enjoyable.

Gina Carano's follow-up to Haywire is another step forward for a career in action movies establishing her as a legitimate action hero, should she decide to continue down that path. She has delivered two great action films and a natural knack for acting, especially for a newcomer. The film has a nice flow to it with a lot of great fight scenes and it maintains a good steady build of suspense.

Having seen a fair share of direct to video (or dvd) movies over the years its easy to know the basics of what you'll experience in the product upon viewing. This film doesn't stand out much from your typical small budget action film, however, you can't deny that this isn't a enjoyable action flick. Granted it started of a little too dull in my opinion, at the 30 minute mark they right the ship and set sail. Gina Carano is far from a great actress but you will always be entertained when she does her thing in a fight scene. There is a weird, somewhat shoehorned flashback subplot to the heroines' father and lesson he taught her, but again with a low budget action film you tend to ignore some shortcomings. Its not a bad movie for what it is.

Gina Carano (from "Haywire") is back and kicking more bad guy butt! This movie is fun because Machete's Danny Trejo plays a decent character, although he is usually good anyways. Overall, a good way to kill 90 minutes.