Diablo is now playing in select theaters and available on demand and on digitial.

How best to describe the way Scott Adkins moves? The way he hangs in the air, twists mid-strike, and executes a kick to some dude's face, you'd swear he's a cobra that learned ballet – graceful, lethal, and awesome to watch. Diablo finds the 48-year-old action star (and one-time member of John Wick's High Table) in reliably nimble form, even if his latest character seems to be throwing those fists of fury with newfound restraint. Adkins plays Kris, a reformed bank robber smuggled into Colombia to rescue the tempestuous teen Elisa (Alana De La Rossa) from the clutches of her father, Vicente (Lucho Velasco) – who also happens to be Kris' sworn enemy and one-time partner-in-crime. (These things tend to overlap.) While Kris is willing to beat some serious ass in the process, it's fun to see a dash of reluctance added to Adkins' repertoire of endlessly thrilling VOD donnybrooks.

And, it seems, age. Diablo kicks off with Kris at an impasse with armed mules demanding extra cash for getting him across the border. Kris obliges, but his punches don't land with the finality he expects. You can see frustration and exhaustion on Adkins' face; Kris is giving his all, but these guys just keep getting up. Don't worry: He still walks away the victor, off to find redemption and retribution in equal doses. Adkins, who shares story credit on Diablo, is clearly in on the joke of a veteran martial artist coming to grips with his own mortality.