Skin Trade

Sweden is changing. We used to pray to God, and to Jesus for salvation and to have a strong faith. But it all changed in the late 80´s, when Dolph Lungren arrived.

Churches all over Sweden realised that this is our real lord, because Dolph is the answer to paradise. So ever since Rocky 4 came out, you can see swedish people praying to Dolph to make them stronger. And it worked. Dolph has helped so many people, that the number just keeps on growing. So what is it that makes Dolph such an icon and a savior ? He help people in need, and only he knows how to kick ass. You can just look at all of his films, and you realise that we have never had a bigger icon than Dolph in swedish history. There is no official The Holy Dolph Book out yet, but there will be, translated in many languages, with everything you need to know. I have probably seen all of his films, come to think of it i might have only one more film to watch, and i have seen every single film he have been in. Does this make me an Dolph addict ? Maybe, but look at the positive way, he is a good role model for everyone, in all ages. Since the 80´s up until now, there are so many great action films with Mr Lundgren, that you can simply never get enough. He is the perfect actor, the greatest swedish action star of all time. You might ask yourself, will Dolph be our new king ? Hopefully, because we need someone to clean up the streets of corrupted politicians, and take out all the Dansband Demons. If you loved Universal Soldier, i suggest you see the real sequels ( not the 1999 sequel with Van Damme ) since the quality of these films is much better. Especially Universal Soldier - Day Of Reckoning. This is the perfect film to surprise your wife, girlfriend, with a glass of wine, crackers and cheese, and a cozy blanket. I think most of you have seen him do a wonderful performance in The Expendables films, and as i understand he might return for a 4th film. Skin Trade is one of the latest films with Dolph, that have taken some time to release. But i have been pumped to see him with a cast of Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman, Michael Jai White and Peter Weller. With a great cast, and with good reviews so far from all corners of the World, is Skin Trade the greatest action film in a long time, or did the trailer promise too much joy and left us dissapointed ?

In Newmark, New Jersey, Detective Nick Cassidy captures a criminal named Dex ( Bryce Hodgson ). Dex have information where Serbian mobster Viktor Dragovic ( Ron Perlman ) is located. Nick finds out that Viktor is actually in Newmark, at this moment. Meanwhile, in Asia,  undercover detective Tony Vitayakul ( Tony Jaa ) is on a mission, to pretend buying a Viatnamese girl, but the mission fails, and he is forced to kill most of the human traffickers. Captain Costello ( Peter Weller ) give his men information, that Viktor will be located in the harbor, as he is doing a large scale human trafficking operation. Nick and his team head towards the harbor, to arrest Viktor and his men. As the ship arrives to the docks, Viktor finds out that the trafficked women died of suffocation. Viktor holds the ships captain accountable for this, and kills him. Nick and his team locate Viktor, as Nick shoot down Viktor´s son Goran ( Mike Dopud ). Viktor is arrested and taken to custody. Nick can finally relax while Viktor will end up in prison. But everything changes, when Nick´s home is attacked by Viktor´s men. His wife  Rosa ( Tasya Teles )  and his daughter Sofia ( Chloe Babcook ) is murdered. Nick is shot, but manage to survive. At the hospital, he finds out from Captain Costello and FBI Agent Reed ( Michael Jai White ) that Viktor is bailed, and he have escaped the country with his family. Nick escape the hospital, and he finds out Viktor is located in Cambodia. He manage to locate Viktor, but since he have been warned about he could be arrested again, Viktor escape once again. Nick is still tracking Viktor down, this time in Thailand. To make sure he will get Viktor, he needs help from detective Tony.

Skin Trade is without a doubt the best action film we have seen with Dolph Lundgren in a lead role for many years. We have great martial art fights, lots of guns, explosions, lots of violence. All the ingredients that should be on every Valentine´s Day worldwide. The plot may not be very special, but what makes Skin Trade such a damn fun ride, is the intensive action. To see Dolph and Tony Jaa take down human trafficking sellers, feels good. We all know how bad the situation is in Thailand, and in other countries where young women are used for money. I was in Thailand in december last year, and i still remember the girls i could see on the streets of Bangkok, that were forced to take customers. Of course this is happening worldwide, so no matter where this is going on it is wrong. Skin Trade may be an action film in first place, but it also tries to bring up the problem of human slavery, that gives this film an even bigger impact. The acting may not be the biggest strength from all of the actors, but from an action perspective, i find this too be one of the best action films this year so far. There is no CGI effects, the fights are real and the action scenes are also made with pure professionals. Since i am a big fan of martial art action films, i agree with a lot of actors that people need to support these films. Buy them, rent them, do all you can to support films like Skin Trade. I have always supported these films, and i always will. We just need more people to realise that we need these films to be made in the future, to preserve B action films, just the way we want them to be. Let´s face it, without Dolph Lundgren, this world would be a terrible place, he is the closest to heaven as we will ever get. Director Ekachai Uekrongtham have directed several films in the past, and i have not seen one of them. After watching Skin Trade, i feel that i need to see his earlier films, because he is a great director. His way of making an action film like Skin Trade, remind me of the early 90´s action films like Hard Target. Lots of kicking ass, a hell of a lot of violence, just like we want. Skin Trade shows that there is still hope for action films even today. The audience might run to see 50 Shades Of Different Ways To Have An Orgasm, but true survivors like myself prefer quality. Skin Trade is what you need in your life right now.

Support Skin Trade on VOD, or see this film in the cinema if you can, quality films need a larger audience. B movies are needed in the next generation, that is the best way to give them a great education. But what about chemistry and science ? A fist works much better, trust me.

Rating: DDDD