"Among the film's extravagant action pieces are a pyrotechnic sequence involving almost every member of the cast; a gruesome fistfight in a cramped, ancient tunnel; a wild car chase combined with a shootout; and ..."
"No sequence betters illustrates this embrace of improvisation than the climatic battle, which takes place in front of the presidential palace in the fictional country of Vilena. The palace's inner courtyard, where the battle begins, was a location in Rio de Janeiro. The action then moves to an expansive outer perimeter, a set that covered almost an acre in a New Orleans parking lot; this is where the pyrotechnics and complex actions pieces were filmed."