The Cuba Gooding Jr. vehicle “Sacrifice” is now feeling a little less lonely with Christian Slater, Devon Bostick (“Survival of the Dead”) and Kim Coates (“Black Hawk Down”). The film, which will shoot on the mean streets of Ottawa, Canada, “follows a tough undercover cop (Gooding Jr.) who inadvertently gets involved in a dangerous heroin ring when a young defector of the drug trade leaves his five year-old sister in the cop’s care.” Slater’s appearance is a cameo as a “priest with a military history in Afghanistan” so you can bet he will probably freak out/evoke Jack Nicholson in the film.
Director Damien Lee’s past work includes “Abraxus”, which is a cult b-movie starring former governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura; “Ski School” which was an early 90s teen movie about a ski school that pretended it was still in the 80s; “Agent Red”, a Dolph Lundgren show-stopper about two soldiers being stuck on a submarine with terrorists and chemical weapons (WUH OH!!); and finally, of course, a WW2 drama love story titled “The Poet” where a rabbi’s daughter falls in love with a German soldier. So whatever little expectations you might’ve had can be tossed in the bin.
So judging by the lack of information on the internet, the small amount of boring plot we have, and the director’s resume, it’s safe to say that no one cares. -Christopher Bell