Skin Trade

Name: Skin Trade
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: May 8, 2015
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Celina Jade, Dolph Lundgren, Michael Jai White, Peter Weller, Ron Perlman

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Magnet Releasing | Release Date: May 8, 2015 | R

Starring: Celina Jade, Dolph Lundgren, Michael Jai White, Peter Weller, Ron Perlman, Tony Jaa

Summary: Detective Nick Cassidy (Dolph Lundgren) heads to Bangkok to hunt down Viktor Dragovic (Ron Perlman) and destroy his human trafficking network; Nick killed Dragovic's son in a shootout during a sting operation on the New Jersey docks, and Dragovic responded by attempting to kill Nick and his family. Nick miraculously survived the brutalDetective Nick Cassidy (Dolph Lundgren) heads to Bangkok to hunt down Viktor Dragovic (Ron Perlman) and destroy his human trafficking network; Nick killed Dragovic's son in a shootout during a sting operation on the New Jersey docks, and Dragovic responded by attempting to kill Nick and his family. Nick miraculously survived the brutal attack that destroyed his family; with nothing but vengeance to live for, Nick smashes his way through the Bangkok underworld in search of the elusive Dragovic. Meanwhile, FBI Agent Eddie Reed (Michael Jai White) is sent in to bring Nick home even as Thai detective Tony Vitayakui (Tony Jaa) questions the motives and methods that have brought Nick across the globe to Thailand. As the crossfire between all sides grows more and more deadly, Nick has to determine who his true allies are. [Magnet Releasing]… Expand

Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 96 min

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RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

May 8, 2015

This movie's makers haven't met a formula cliché that they don't like. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

May 7, 2015

These fight scenes—and the chases that often precede them—are neither ingenious nor novel, but they’re fun and cleanly shot; the fact that this can be considered a major virtue probably says more about the state of the big-budget action movie than about Skin Trade itself. Read full review

Michael Nordine

May 6, 2015

Skin Trade's action is all blood and sinew, but its camerawork and choreography are nothing if not graceful. Read full review

Martin Tsai

May 7, 2015

If bare-knuckle fights are what you seek, director Ekachai Uekrongtham certainly delivers. But the film scarcely scratches the surface of the horrors of human trafficking. Read full review

Frank Scheck

May 6, 2015

For a film so seemingly interested in educating audiences about the evils of sex trafficking that it provides horrific statistics at the conclusion, it has no compunction about including copious doses of female nudity. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

May 5, 2015

Skin Trade, a project Lundgren co-wrote and has been trying to film for years, feels so dated and over-familiar that “half-decent” always seems just out of reach. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

May 4, 2015

There's no beauty to this film, little rhythm, none of the physical grace that action-film fans crave even if they don't know they do. Read full review

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Brickwall_

May 1, 2023

The gunfighting doesn't fare as well as the hand-to-hand combat but the action in general is pretty solid for a movie of this scale. Uses its action stars to good effect, and it's quite cool to see three different body types and fighting styles square off. Dolph is huge and powerful, TonyThe gunfighting doesn't fare as well as the hand-to-hand combat but the action in general is pretty solid for a movie of this scale. Uses its action stars to good effect, and it's quite cool to see three different body types and fighting styles square off. Dolph is huge and powerful, Tony Jaa is small and acrobatic, and we all know Michael Jai White is built like a brick **** Quite poorly edited in some places but the choreography makes this just barely worth a watch for action junkies in my book.… Expand

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Thegodfatherson

May 10, 2015

The action is great, and the film has a solid cast as well. But, Skin Trade isn't as good as I thought it would be. The story, which revolves around cops fighting the horrific human trafficking, is bare bones, cheesy and wafer thin. Notably, Ron Perlman as Viktor Dragovic was the only reasonThe action is great, and the film has a solid cast as well. But, Skin Trade isn't as good as I thought it would be. The story, which revolves around cops fighting the horrific human trafficking, is bare bones, cheesy and wafer thin. Notably, Ron Perlman as Viktor Dragovic was the only reason Skin Trade excels on the villain side of things. Overall, it has the guts to be a big budget sellout, but this sleazy action flick is only fun with the guys over on a Friday movie/pizza night. It doesn't have any other value than that.… Expand

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smiyamot

Nov 17, 2016

A hot topic but a poorly done Kung Fu movie. Must have been financed by some rich Thai wannabes. The story deals with young girls being sold or kidnapped for sex slaves.

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