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Enemies Closer

Keep your friends close

2013 · 1h 25m · R Action, Thriller
Directed by Peter Hyams

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Overview

After a major shipment of drugs goes missing on the US-Canadian border, forest ranger and former Navy SEAL Henry is plunged into survival mode when the drug cartel forces him to help retrieve the downed package. Trapped in the wilderness with no communication to the outside world, Henry finds himself face to face with Clay, a man with a personal vendetta against Henry who has returned for retribution. Now, the two mortal enemies must make a choice: put aside their past and work together, or die alone at the hands of the drug runners, a ruthless gang who will stop at nothing to retrieve their lost cargo.

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All reviews
77%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Van Damme makes for a highly entertaining villain in this briskly paced B-movie.

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh

Mr. Hyams keeps things moving briskly, building to an ending with a pretty good plot twist.

Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Rotten

Suffers from wincingly bad dialogue delivered as if by jocks in a high-school play and action choreographed as if for a gymnasium stage.

Annlee Ellingson, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

Enemies Closer belongs to a category of old-school action movies usually associated with the direct-to-video market: lean, brisk, and distinguished by a clean visual style and an emphasis on practical stuntwork over effects.

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club
Fresh

A silly yet sturdily crafted time-filler ...

Scott Foundas, Variety

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