Those viewers who have been around the cinematic block extensively will see that "Final Score" is a rip-off of the Jean-Claude Van Damme movie "Sudden Death"... which happened to be a rip-off of the Bruce Willis movie "Die Hard"! Clearly, this movie isn't exactly screaming with originality. But if you are willing to put aside any nitpicking concerning the unoriginal story, it's likely that you will find this to be a serviceable exercise, certainly a lot better than other rip-offs of those two aforementioned movies. It's pretty slickly made, doesn't have any boring parts, and Dave Bautista makes a pretty good hero. However, while none of the action sequences could be labelled bad, I did think that some of them were not directed to reach their full potential. Also, while I earlier said that the movie is never boring, at 104 minutes the movie all the same feels somewhat stretched out and should have been somewhat shorter. Pierce Brosnan fans may also be disappointed that he barely appears for the first 70 minutes, and afterwards gets very little to do in his remaining appearances. Recommended, but for an occasion when you are not in a terribly demanding mood.
Review of Final Score
