''Cross'' is a 2011 American action

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written by Patrick Durham, John Sachar, and Tanner Wiley. It was released direct-to-video. A sequel called ''Cross Wars'' was released in 2017, and a third film ''Cross: Rise Of The Villains'' was released in 2019.

Plot

Given incredible power by an ancient Celtic Cross, Callan along with the help of weapon experts Riot, Backfire, War, Lucia and Shark battle an unstoppable evil empire led by Erlik in the city of Los Angeles. When an ancient Viking called Gunnar, comes to town in search of blood, Callan must stop him before he destroys the world. Erlik and his men Saw, London gangster English and Slag aided by the evil Doctor aim to defeat Callan by helping Gunnar. Detective Nitti plans to find Callan and his team before they do his job for him.

Cast

Brian Austin Green Brian Austin Green (born Brian Green; July 15, 1973) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of List of Beverly Hills, 90210 characters#Main characters, David Silver on the Television show, television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1 ...

as Callan * Patrick Durham as "War" *

Michael Clarke Duncan Michael Clarke Duncan (December 10, 1957September 3, 2012) was an American actor. He is best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in '' The Green Mile'' (1999), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor a ...

as Erlik * John Sachar as "Shark" *

Tom Sizemore Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. (; November 29, 1961 – March 3, 2023) was an American actor. Born in Detroit, he started his career with supporting appearances in '' Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989), '' Lock Up'' (1989), and '' Blue Steel'' (19 ...

as Detective Nitti *

Vinnie Jones Vincent Peter Jones (born 5 January 1965) is an English actor, presenter, and former professional footballer. Jones played professionally as a defensive midfielder from 1984 to 1999, notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, C ...

as Gunnar *

William Zabka William Michael Zabka (; born October 20, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for his role of Johnny Lawrence (character), Johnny Lawrence in ''The Karate Kid'' (1984), ''The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986), and the TV series ''Cobra Kai'' (201 ...

as "Saw" *

Robert Carradine Robert Reed Carradine ( ; born March 24, 1954) is an American actor. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television Western series such as ''Bonanza'' and his brother David's TV series, ''Kung Fu''. Carradine's fi ...

as "Greek" *

Lori Heuring Lori Ann Heuring (born 1973/1974) is a Panamanian-born American former film and television actress, known for her roles in the TV movie '' The Locket'' (2002) and the direct-to-video '' 8mm 2'' (2005). Early life She was born in Panama City, P ...

as Lucia * Tim Abell as "Riot" *

Jake Busey William Jacob Busey (; born June 15, 1971) is an American actor. Among his most prominent roles have been serial killer Johnny Bartlett in 1996's ''The Frighteners'', Ace Levy in 1997's ''Starship Troopers'', Kyle Brenner in 2001's '' Tomcats'', ...

as "Backfire" * Gianni Capaldi as English *

C. Thomas Howell Christopher Thomas Howell (born December 7, 1966) is an American actor and director. After making his film debut with a supporting role in ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (1982), Howell had his breakout with a lead role as Ponyboy Curtis in the c ...

as Jake * Susie Abromeit as "Sunshine" *

Danny Trejo Danny Trejo (, ; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. Known for his Danny Trejo filmography, large body of work as a character actor, films in which he has appeared in have grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide. A native of Los Angeles, Tr ...

as Lexavier *

Roman Mitichyan Roman Mitichyan (born September 4, 1978) is an Armenian-American professional mixed martial artist, actor and stuntman. He briefly appeared on Spike TV's reality show '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra'', as a part of Team Serra ...

as Ara * Tanner Wiley as the Deviant * Andre Gordon as Ranger * Branden Cook as "Slag" * Judy Marie Durham as April

Reception

''Cross'' received generally negative reviews.

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gave the film an "Awful" rating of 3/10, while DVD Talk's review recommended to "Skip it". CineMagazine gave the film 1 star.

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