Accident Man: Hitman´s Holiday

A young generation today are living in a technological world, especially with social media. I do enjoy some parts of social media, where you can stay in contact with friends, family and work collegues in a easy way. You can also do positive things as well, that might make someone happy. But there was a time in history called the 80´s, when we had fun in a completely different way. This was at a time when we learned that you could play Rambo in the woods, or try out special kicks like legendary action star Chuck Norris. I even dressed up as Rutger Hauer´s serial killer John Ryder ( with a similar long coat ) in the 1986 classic The Hitcher, at a school party in 1989. It was in the late 80´s when my life changed personally. Especially after i got to experience a film called Bloodsport with new action star Jean-Claude Van Damme, this film changed my world completely. Martial arts films became a new passion of mine, and i don´t remember how many times i watched Bloodsport on VHS. It became one of those films i could rewatch, and remember all the dialogue. Jean-Claude Van Damme as Frank Dux turned out to be the perfect choice for this character. Even if this film is 34 years old, it is still one of the the real true classics in martial arts cinema. If you have not seen this film, i highly recommend that you pick up this film on DVD or Blu Ray. Speaking of martial arts, there are not that many true martial arts action stars that keep on making films in this genre. One of them who really knows how to deliver fun action films, is of course action actor Scott Adkins. He is one of the few actors out there who still deliver martial art action films, like they did in the 80´s and 90´s. So i am forever grateful to see him keep going, and making films that reminds me of my childhood. In 2018 he did a different kind of martial arts action film called Accident Man, based on the comic book characters created by Pat Mills and Tony Skinner. I had a great time with Accident Man, it had several fun fighting scenes, plenty of violence but also some great comedy moments as well. I bought the German blu ray release, so i still watch it now and then. I have heard a rumour of a sequel might be coming, and it was recently released to rent on different platforms. So here we are with the sequel called Accident Man: Hitman´s Holiday. I had a great time with the first film, so the question is, does this sequel deliver even more entertainment than the first film, or is sequel even worse than i expected?

Mike Fallon ( Scott Adkins ) is laying low in Malta, away from everyone and tries to focus on himself. But everything is about to change when he is forced to deal with his past, and face some new enemies as well.

Have you been looking for a really fun martial arts action film, like we used to have in the 80´s and the 90´s? Look no further, because trust me on this, you won´t find any other film in this category this year that is more entertaning than Accident Man: Hitman´s Holiday. This film have everything you could wish for, wacky characters, really powerful martial art scenes, fast hitting action sequences and really funny comedy moments. To be able to combine all of this into one film is very difficult, but i have to say that i am impressed how they pulled it of so effectively. You can definetely feel the comic book influences in here, and i can imagine that they wanted to please the fans of the comic book characters and the first film as well. Lead actor Scott Adkins ( who have done so many great films such as Universal Soldier: Day Of Recknoning, Undisputed III and Ninja - Shadow Of A Tear ) as the character Mike Fallon is just as good as you remember from the first film. Not only is Scott´s comedy timing really good, but his fighting scenes are the best i have seen in many years. Actor Perry Benson ( who stars in one of my personal favourite British films known as This Is England, a must see ) as the character Finicky Fred, is exactly what a film like this needs. He may not be tough, but he wants to help Mike any way he can, even if it means chaos most of the time. Legendary actor Ray Stevenson ( who i remember from films such as Outpost, The Book Of Eli and the 2011 film version of Thor ) is really good as Big Ray, who was in the first film as well. Ray knows how to deliver some really hard hitting dialogue, and i feel that he and Scott match very well together on the big screen. Some of the fighting characters are really cool, but there is one character that i just can´t stand. And that is the character known as Dante Zuuzer played by actor George Fouracres. He is annoying, not funny and it feels like he is only in the way in the entire film. Overall though i had a really good time with Accident Man: Hitman´s Holiday. Directors George Kirby and Harry Kirby deliver an entertaining film that could be described as a combination of 80´s Patrick Swayze classic Road House and The Hitman´s Bodyguard, overdosed on Red Bull´s. If it wasn´t for the character Dante, my rating would be even higher. Still this is definitely worth checking out on VOD, and Scott Adkins proves once more why he is the future of martial arts action films.

Rating: DDD