Rule number one of running a secret, dangerous special forces group? Don't fall in love with a coworker. Of course, that seems to be the easiest rule to break. And that's exactly what Kerry Washington and Omar Sy do in "Shadow Force,

Mark Strong and Da'Vine Joy Randolph also appear in Joe Carnahan's movie about a pair of former government assassins trying to protect their young son.

Action isn't the only thing 'Shadow Force' has going for it — Jahleel Kamara is hysterical as Kyrah and Isaac's son and Da'Vine Joy Randolph kills it as Auntie, one of Kyrah and Isaac's old friends who is also hunting Cinder and the remains of Shadow Force.