Simon West

Simon West

  • Born: 1961-0-0
  • Birthplace: Chiworth, Hertfordshire
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  • Profession: director
  • Nationality: U.K
  • Representative Works: Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Mechanic, The Expendables 2, SkyFire, Wild Card, The Generals Daughter
    • Simon West (Simon West), born in Chiworth, Hertfordshire, England in 1961, is a British director, screenwriter and producer.
    In 1997, directed his first film " Con Air " [1]  . In 2001, directed the action film " Lara Croft: Tomb Raider " [2]  , which was shortlisted for the Youth Choice Award for Best Drama and Action Adventure Film, and Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film. In 2006, directed the horror movie " When a Stranger Calls " [3]  . In 2011, directed the action movie " The Mechanic " [4]  . In 2012, he served as the director of the action-adventure movie " The Expendables 2 " [5]  . In 2015, directed the action crime movie " Wild Card " [6]  . In 2019, he directed the disaster action film " SkyFire ", which was his first film since he came to China [7]  ; in the same year, he served as a judge of the 9th Beijing International Film Festival [8]  .

    Performing Experience

    Simon West was a director of a TV commercial in his early years. In 1997, directed his first film " Con Air "   . In 1999, directed the crime film " The Generals Daughter ", which was co-starred by John Travolta and James Cromwell  .
    In 2001, directed the action film " Lara Croft: Tomb Raider ", which was adapted from the computer game of the same name   , and was shortlisted for the Youth Choice Award for Best Drama and Action Adventure Film, and Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film. In 2003, directed the TV series "Kean Eddie".
    In 2005, the TV series "The First Season of Community Female Guardians" directed by him premiered. In 2006, directed the drama "Split Decision". In the same year, he directed the horror film " When a Stranger Calls ", which mainly tells the story of high school student Jill fighting a strange man on the phone in a remote villa off the beaten track   .
    In 2010, the action crime drama ""Broadcast. In 2011, directed the action film " The Mechanic " co-starred by Jason Statham and Goat Boy , which was a remake of the film of the same name in 1972 ; in the same year, he co-directed the TV series " The Cape Season " with Ernest R. Dixon 1 ". 
    In 2012, directed the action-adventure film " The Expendables 2 " co-starring Sylvester Stallone , Jason Statham, and Walter Bruce Willis ; in the same year, directed the action film " Stolen " co-starring Nicolas Kim Coppola and Malin Akerman . In 2013, directed the action movie "Dust and Glory".  
    In 2015, directed the feature film "Tolkien & Lewis"; in the same year, directed the action crime film " Wild Card " co-starring Jason Statham and Michael Anthony Angarano , which was a remake of the 1986 action thriller film of the same name . In 2016, he co-directed the crime action film " The Saint " with Ernie Barbara , the film tells the story of a gentle transnational thief who was recruited by a government agency to prepare for a secret mission. 
    In 2017, directed the action comedy film " Salty " co-starred by Antonio Banderas and Olga Kurylenko ; in the same year, directed the action thriller film " Stratton " co-starred by Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen , Tom Felton and Dominic Cooper ; subsequently, directed the war film " Thunder Run " .  
    In 2019, he directed the action film "Los Angeles Tsunami", which cost US$55 million to shoot and revolved around a large tsunami that hit Los Angeles. In the same year, he directed the disaster action film " SkyFire " co-starring Xueqi Wang and Hannah Quinlivan . The film is his first film after he came to China. It tells the story of the great love, strength and courage of the Chinese people in the face of the sudden eruption of a volcano on Tianhuo Island . Later, he served as the 9th Beijing International The judges of the festival .  

    Character Evaluation

    Simon West has the ability to perfectly transform text stories through movies   . He is humble and low-key, and he is usually approachable. He often tells everyone about the drama in a humorous way, but once he enters the shooting stage, he becomes serious face in seconds, and the speed of the change makes people caught off guard   . For Chinese audiences, Simon West may not be a name that is so thrilling, but his film works have fascinated the audience. His hard-line style and classic roles have ignited the hormones of movie fans time and time again. At the same time, the style of his works is to see the warmth in the hard . 
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    The General's Daughter reviews

    • Johnnie 2021-12-31 08:02:52

      The sorrow of women in a patriarchal society

      The United States, a country that emphasizes human rights and freedom, also has such dirty concealment.
      Although it's just a movie, it's shocking.
      Just because women are better than men can trigger such brutal revenge. This is the sadness of human nature.
      Just because of preserving the reputation,...

    • Zola 2021-12-31 08:02:52

      This is a very deep film about human nature thinking!

      This is a very profound film about human nature thinking! The film did not expose Campbell’s terrible past to the audience at the beginning, but through investigator Brenner’s investigation of the cause of his death, little by little, Xiaoli’s heart was brought closer to death. In the end, she...

    The General's Daughter short comments

    • Rachelle 2022-04-23 07:02:41

      In the end, I didn't understand the puzzle. Why did a bunch of people take turns driving to find the general's daughter? Why did she sleep with all the men in the barracks?

    • Lurline 2022-04-20 09:01:53

      Looking back at the film I watched more than ten years ago and reviewing it, I just remember that the dead woman was very beautiful

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    • [Brenner reveals the names of the rapists from West Point to General Campbell]

      Col. George Fowler: You were just doing what you said - Trying to protect her.

      Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell: I did what I had to. What I thought best for everyone concerned. There's nothing else that could have been done. We never would have found them anyway.

      Brenner: Here you are, sir.

      Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell: [Brenner lays down a paper in front of the General] What is that?

      Brenner: The names of the perpetrators my associate agent Sunhill, found with a minimum of trouble. Apple pie, sir.

      Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell: That's just brilliant.

    • [Sunhill jumps in Brenner's car to join his case]

      Brenner: What are you doing?

      Sunhill: I feel queasy.

      Brenner: Well, hop on, I'll burp ya.

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