Bullet Points: Paydirt

I’m a Luke Goss fan. When I heard the news he was teaming up with Val Kilmer in Paydirt, I had to give it a watch. Let’s see if I wasted by time, or if it was time well spent.

• The Plot: You know when the cops make a big drug bust and they take a picture of it. You’ve seen it countless times. I remember one drug bust picture which became a meme, because the bust was so small. I think the cops confiscated one small caliber handgun with a broken trigger, 2 marijuana roaches, a bottle of Heineken illegally imported from Canada, $46 dollars in cash (all in singles) and a carton of Kool cigarettes which didn’t have a State Tax Stamp on it. Or, something close to that. The reason I bring this up is this is similar to the opening of Paydirt. A very small time drug bust goes wrong. Luke Goss is the criminal who goes to jail, and Val Kilmer is the sheriff who loses his job and is forced into early retirement over the sloppy drug raid. Fast forward 6 years into the future, because we all know not everything is what is seems. There is 33 million in cash, which originally belonged to the Mexican Drug Cartel, hiding somewhere in the California desert and only recently paroled Luke Goss knows where it is. Who will get to Luke first? The Cartel or The Iceman? Paydirt is written and directed by Christian Sesma. Kilmer and Goss are the famous faces, but if you’re familiar with Sesma’s filmography, you will recognize some of the other actors as well. Paydirt runs less than 90 minutes. I say this, because sometimes movies run too long, but fortunately Paydirt never wears out its welcome.

• The Iceman: Val Kilmer wears his badass scarf like a boss. He defeated throat cancer, and he continues to entertain us all. I like Val a lot in Paydirt. You can see the relentless all over his face. He is out for justice. Even if he is trying to catch a fella who went to jail over something that is now legal in the State of California. Yup! Weed! Damn potheads. We all know how dangerous they are. Val also shares a couple of scenes with his real life daughter, Mercedes Kilmer. This is very cool. Val Kilmer never lost his ability to act. God Bless You, Mr Kilmer. Watch out for Val with his shotgun. He is a force to be reckoned with. A side note for those still with me: We don’t have a lot of action in Paydirt. The movie is more caper than shoot em up. However, it is Val who brings the house down in the most action packed scene in the film.

• The Goss: If you browse the pages of Bulletproof Action, you will notice we like to cover Luke Goss movies, and we as a staff have different opinions of him. Most of the staff think Luke is a hit or miss. For example check out another Goss film review with the same director, The Night Crew, written by Mr. Hollywood himself, Chad Cruise. With me, I could watch at least 3 minutes of any Goss film over watching paint dry any day of the week. Goss gets the most attention in Paydirt. He’s the main star. He is known as The Brit, and he has a team with names such as: The Babe, The Badass, The Brawn, The Brain and to kill the alliteration of the nicknames, The Don. Most of the movie consists of Luke and his team waiting for the right time to retrieve the 33 million. We have a good amount of flashback scenes. This will either confuse you, or help you understand the plot more. Paydirt is a caper with some action sprinkled in. The ladies of Paydirt definitely get it done. I must give acting shoutouts to Murielle Telio aka The Babe and Veronika Bozeman aka The Badass. The gorgeous ladies of Paydirt steal all the scenes they are in.

Currently, Paydirt has a 4 / 10 score on IMDb. I’m not sure why. It is an entertaining film from start to finish. Luke Goss fans should be happy and Val Kilmer fans should be jumping up and down with joy. I’m not saying to run out and watch Paydirt right this minute, but you can at least jog or briskly walk to your TV and order it on VOD.

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• Favorite Quote: “I kinda feel it in my nutsack.” Said by The Brawn.
• Hot for Parole Officer: If you’ve ever had a crush on your parole officer, then Paydirt might be the movie for you. However, if you have an ankle bracelet, make sure you watch at your house, instead of going out and risking getting busted for violating your probation.