2.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 2.5
Overview
Jonathan Ecks, an FBI agent, realizes that he must join with his lifelong enemy, Agent Sever, a rogue DIA agent with whom he is in mortal combat, in order to defeat a common enemy. That enemy has developed a "micro-device" that can be injected into victims in order to kill them at will.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Jonathan Ecks, an FBI agent, realizes that he must join with his lifelong enemy, Agent Sever, a rogue DIA agent with whom he is in mortal combat, in order to defeat a common enemy. That enemy has developed a "micro-device" that can be injected into victims in order to kill them at will.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around high-tech espionage and personal revenge, with its individualistic solution to a dangerous weapon threat remaining largely apolitical. It does not explicitly promote or critique specific political ideologies, focusing instead on action and character-driven narrative.
The movie features visible diversity in its lead casting with non-white actors in prominent roles. However, its narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes, adhering to a conventional action-thriller plot.
Secondary
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story is centered on a conventional action-thriller plot, leaving no room for such portrayals. Therefore, the net impact on LGBTQ+ representation is N/A.
The film features Sever, a highly skilled operative who engages in numerous action sequences against male opponents. However, her victories are primarily achieved through the use of firearms, explosives, and tactical maneuvers. There are no clear instances where she defeats one or more male opponents solely through close-quarters physical combat, martial arts, or melee weapons.
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which character genders could have been established and subsequently altered.
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever is an original film and not an adaptation of pre-existing material, nor does it feature historical figures. All characters were created for this specific movie, thus precluding any race swaps from established canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
3.7
4.3
Critic Ratings
N/A
1.9
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