Momentum code : one flight too many for Olga Kurylenko
Clint Eastwood’s longtime collaborator as a cameraman, Stephen S. Campanelli decided to direct his own film in 2015 with Momentum code. An action film that, on paper, had something to appeal to. We follow Alex, a professional thief who agrees to come out of retirement for one last heist. During the robbery, he also steals the diamondsa USB key containing compromising information. A theft that will cause him a lot of trouble as the CIA and a criminal organization begin chasing him to get their hands on the USB stick. Except that Alex is not a simple thief and he knows how to defend himself very well…
To make this conspiracy thriller, Stephen S. Campanelli had to rely Olga Kurylenko (How comforting) as Alex. Alongside him we still find Morgan Freeman and James Purefoy (The following). The latter also got the role of Mr. “Washington” after Vincent Cassel’s retirement. Unfortunately, even these castings are not necessarily a guarantee of quality and do not always attract crowds. Proof, Momentum code was a huge box office flop upon release.
Less than $1 million at the box office for a budget of $20 million!
If in France the film was entitled to direct release on DVD (3 February 2016), it managed to find its way into theaters in countries abroad, such as in the United States, the United Kingdom or Asian countries. But the public literally didn’t come to find out Momentum code. In England, during its first weekend of screening, the film brought only $69. A quite incredible figure, especially because at the time 10 theaters were offering it. But as indicated The Hollywood journalisttwo cinemas no he failed to sell a single ticket during these first days. The American media, however, clarified that the feature film was entitled to a simultaneous digital release.
But apart from this disaster in England, Momentum code was able to raise $275,000 in the United Arab Emirates and $250,000 in Russiaallowing the feature to soar $789,000 in revenue. Still insufficient to get close to profitability. Why Momentum code it still costs 20 million dollarsand he also had the ambition of launching a franchise…
The Hollywood journalist he later described it as “stupid action movieAn opinion visibly shared by the few people who discovered it Momentum code. Both among the press and among spectators, the film did not obtain many positive opinions (26% and 28% onwards Rotten tomatoes). Which allows us to qualify this first feature film by Stephen S. Campanelli asfailure at all levels. Despite this, the director did not give up, managing to direct three feature films and two TV films.
Source: Cine Serie
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