SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Leofwine_draca THE PACKAGE is a low budget thriller with a digital look to it. It takes a while to get going and is saddled with a too-big cast at the outset, with lots of myriad characters who end up getting bumped off. Finally things even out and become simpler as Steve Austin emerges as the hulking hero of the hour while Dolph Lundgren relishes the opportunity to play the villain set against him. A series of violent, well-shot fight scenes in the second half make this reasonably watchable although it is very predictable and uninspiring in terms of the story.

Prismark10 The Package is a routine action thriller made for the direct to DVD or VOD market. Steve Austin plays a collector for a local mobster who does what he does to pay a debt racked up by his brother.The mobster gives Austin a chance to wipe his slate clean if he delivered a package to the German (Dolph Lundgren.)As soon as Austin goes out to carry his task, other thugs attack him and pursue him repeatedly. It seems they want a big payday for themselves and steal The Package.Meanwhile various people have a vendetta against The German as well who fends them off but he looks far from healthy.Austin brings a quiet dignity to his role, which he has done in several other films. A decent man reduced to live a life he clearly dislikes. Lundgren buoyed by the cinema outings of The Expendables franchise gets to act flamboyant which he also did in One in the Chamber.Its a low budget action film, a lot of action, some nifty fight scenes but the story is rather predictable, even bland. More dynamic directing would have helped.

callanvass This is pretty average as far as films are concerned, but considering how terrible a few of Austin's STD films are, this is high praise. I'm a huge Stone Cold Steve Austin fan. Despite that he has nothing to work with a lot of the time, with these STD movies I always check them out when they are released. This one actually has some decent character development. Steve Austin does what he does best, play an anti hero, only without the rattlesnake persona. He's not quite ready to take on such a mysterious role, but he doesn't embarrass himself either. He definitely has presence, and commands your attention at all times. With better scripts, and more experience, Steve Austin can unequivocally be a top action star in Hollywood. He's not the greatest WWE superstar of all time for nothing. It's actually Dolph Lundgren who steals the show. His dark sense of humor was a hoot, and he hammed it up big time. Lundgren has really improved over the years with his acting, and he clearly relishes the villain role. I enjoyed him a lot. I wouldn't say this was filled with action, but it has just enough to keep your attention. For a STD film, it's not too shabby. Never something I'll watch again, but Stone Cold is on the right track5.2/10

Maziun In this movie Sean Austin is the hero , while Dolph Lundgren is the villain. I'm not a fan of Steve Austin and I don't think that he has too many fans either. The fact that someone like Steve Austin is being now promoted as action movie star really shows how action movies miss a stars like Stallone , Schwarzenegger or Willis. Austin as an actor is only little better than Steven Seagal and he doesn't have any sort of style or charm. I doubt that anyone will remember him in the next 20 years .Dolph Lundgren plays here a villain. Usually he's been good at this type of stuff ("Rocky 4" , "Johnny Mnemonic" , "The Expendables") , but strangely for him he fails here. Maybe it's because he plays here a character completely unsuited for him – intellectual in a robe , talking about how to make a good drink . It's bizarre to see Lundgren in this kind of role and despite the fact that he has one shootout and fighting scene he's pretty much wasted here."The Package" has a very decent production values , especially for a straight-to-DVD movie. It feels actually like a TV movie. Compare this to some of Seagal's most recent movies and you will see the difference.The movie is pretty much a standard low budget action movie . There's nothing special about action scenes here . For most of time we have to sit and suffer watching as uninteresting characters played by bad actors talk and talk and talk (there's some pretty bad dialogue here). Same goes for the story with one exception – the ending . The ending , the big twist is REALLY SOMETHING GOOD . It's something I didn't expected . Too bad that the whole rest of movie sucks , because the ending deserved a much better movie.Watch out for William B. Davis (Cigarette smoking man from "X-files") in small role of doctor. He actually gives the best performance in the whole movie.If you want to see Steve Austin and Dolph Lundgren in one movie together you should watch "The Expendables" instead . I give it 2/10 (mostly because of the ending).