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  • Blackjack (TV movie, 1998)
    • Following Face/Off, Woo made Blackjack (1998), another two-hour television movie produced by Alliance Communications for USA Network[1][2]
    • Scripted as a two-hour pilot in hopes that it would be turned into a series, it starred Dolph Lundgren as Jack Devlin, a bodyguard with a phobia of the colour white who must protect a model from being murdered by her ex-husband[3][4]
    • Marc Bernardin of Entertainment Weekly gave it a grade of B+, noting that while it paled in comparison to Hard Boiled and Face/Off, it was better than most USA Network television movies[5]
    • Michael Costello of AllMovie called it a "very sorry excuse for a John Woo film", criticizing the acting, dialogue, staging, and set design[6]
    • A mixed review by TV Guide stated that while the film had some solid action scenes, it was "sabotaged by lackluster acting, thin characterization, and a derivative story line."[7]
    • USA Network ultimately chose to not pick it up as a series[8]

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  1. ^ Richmond, Ray (1997-10-28). "Woo playing 'Blackjack'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  2. ^ "Director John Woo prepares TV pilot film". The Vancouver Sun. 1997-09-27. pp. H.10. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ Hindes, Andrew (1997-09-26). "Lundgren to play 'Blackjack'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  4. ^ Brady, Erin (2022-05-18). "John Woo Directed A Bizarre Made For TV Movie In Between Blockbusters". SlashFilm. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  5. ^ Bernardin, Marc (1998-09-18). "Blackjack". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  6. ^ Costello, Michael. "Blackjack". AllMovie. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  7. ^ "Blackjack". TV Guide. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  8. ^ Jefferson, Graham (1998-07-17). "John Woo's 'Thief' steals back onto TV". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. pp. 10E. ISSN 0734-7456. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via ProQuest.

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