Boasting the awesome cast of Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Jim Kelly and Richard Roundtree, one would expect a major kick ass flick here....
Unfortunately, whilst on paper this should indeed have been the case, in reality the finished product is only average at best especially since aside from the unengaging plot, the film manages unforgivably to all but waste the talents of the latter two stars.
Kelly especially comes out of this the worst with his character hardly getting to show off any of his famous moves, instead finding himself bedridden for most of his screen time after getting shot early on! Roundtree to doesn't fare much better after he takes a beating at the hands of some thugs and subsequently disappears until much later in the film.
On the other hand, if Kelly and Roundtree are effectively relegated to supporting roles, at least we do get to see Jim 'Slaughter' Brown and Fred 'The Hammer' Williamson getting to strut their stuff.....and how super coolly they do it to!
Action wise this is hardly groundbreaking stuff with a few fist fights, a bit of shooting and a number of explosions seemingly only included to fill up the accepted quota. There are however a number of humorous scenes throughout to compensate, which should certainly raise a smile. Take for instance the old and seemingly incompetent sheriff in this for instance. Despite the fact that Brown and Williamson (bearing in mind that they are only civilians) beat up, shoot up and even blow up numerous crooks in this, the said law officer merely gives them a slight scolding before handing them back their weapons every time!!!
Overall, certainly not a bad film by any means but at the same time certainly not a particularly noteworthy one either and one which sadly wasted such a great opportunity in it's misuse of such a great cast.
Unfortunately, whilst on paper this should indeed have been the case, in reality the finished product is only average at best especially since aside from the unengaging plot, the film manages unforgivably to all but waste the talents of the latter two stars.
Kelly especially comes out of this the worst with his character hardly getting to show off any of his famous moves, instead finding himself bedridden for most of his screen time after getting shot early on! Roundtree to doesn't fare much better after he takes a beating at the hands of some thugs and subsequently disappears until much later in the film.
On the other hand, if Kelly and Roundtree are effectively relegated to supporting roles, at least we do get to see Jim 'Slaughter' Brown and Fred 'The Hammer' Williamson getting to strut their stuff.....and how super coolly they do it to!
Action wise this is hardly groundbreaking stuff with a few fist fights, a bit of shooting and a number of explosions seemingly only included to fill up the accepted quota. There are however a number of humorous scenes throughout to compensate, which should certainly raise a smile. Take for instance the old and seemingly incompetent sheriff in this for instance. Despite the fact that Brown and Williamson (bearing in mind that they are only civilians) beat up, shoot up and even blow up numerous crooks in this, the said law officer merely gives them a slight scolding before handing them back their weapons every time!!!
Overall, certainly not a bad film by any means but at the same time certainly not a particularly noteworthy one either and one which sadly wasted such a great opportunity in it's misuse of such a great cast.