in 1996, lundgren starred in russell mulcahy's "silent trigger", about a sniper (lundgren) and his female spotter (played by gina bellman). lundgren plays a former special forces agent who joins a secretive government agency (called "the agency") as an assassin. the movie takes place in and around an unfinished city skyscraper, shot in montreal. the motion picture guide to the films of 1997 said, "this stylish but empty thriller gives square-jawed dolph lundgren another shot at straight-to-video immortality".