With one streaming super-hit under his belt already this year, Alan Ritchson is back for round two. His new action movie, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival last year before being released theatrically a few weeks ago, is now officially available to rent and purchase on the PVOD market. This is home turf for Ritchson, who has established himself as one of the biggest stars on streaming with a lead role in Prime Video’s Reacher. The critically acclaimed action series, based on the novels by Lee Child, recently returned for a fourth season. Ritchson will also appear as the hulking character in an upcoming spin-off titled Neagley, which is slated to premiere in September.
Earlier this year, Ritchson headlined the sci-fi action film War Machine, which has emerged as Netflix’s biggest original movie of the year with around 150 million views. It’s currently ranked eighth on the streamer’s all-time leaderboard, which further reinforces Ritchson’s popularity at home. Some weeks ago, Netflix also breathed new life into his faith-based drama Ordinary Angels, which holds a 98% audience score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. Also featuring Hilary Swank, the movie finished in Netflix’s English-language top 10 chart two weeks in a row.
Which Action Hero Would Be
YourPerfect Partner?
Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.
Rambo
James Bond
Indiana Jones
John McClane
Ethan Hunt
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You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner?
The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.
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You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel?
How you get there is half the mission.
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You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do?This is when you find out what someone is really made of.
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The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest?Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.
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How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission?Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.
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Your enemy is powerful well-resourced and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them?The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.
Your Perfect Partner Is…
Alan Ritchson Fans, Assemble!
But we’re talking about Ritchson’s latest release, Motor City. Directed byPotsy Ponciroli ,the movie was originally supposed to starGerard Butler in the lead role. Produced ona reported budget of million ,it follows an ex-con played by Ritchson who goes on a quest for vengeance against a gangster in1970s Detroit.The movie also featuresBen Foster ,Shailene Woodley ,Pablo Schreiber ,andLionel Boyce .Motor City received mostly positive reviews from critics who praised Ritchson’s screen presence but felt that it was too stylized for its own good.The movie now holds a63% score on aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes where consensus reads,‘Motor City’‘s deliberate lack of dialogue occasionally backfires in story that winds up running on fumes but rollicking soundtrack visual panache soup up engine enough to deliver memorable ride.” In his review Collider’sAidan Kelley praised Ritchson’s performance compared him toKeanu Reeves’ ‘turn as John Wick.The movie unfolds very little dialogue aided by thumping soundtrack earning comparisons toDrive .
According to FlixPatrol,Motor City is already among most popular movies domestic iTunes chart day after its debut.Stay tuned Collider more updates.
