(Credit IMDb) A bounty hunter with a pregnant wife who is urging him to get a regular job gets framed for murder and trapped in a war between Russian gangsters.
For a B movie actor, I quite like Michael Dudikoff. He's always had a bit of natural charisma, and I grew up with American Ninja 1 & 2. He seemed to have a solid career etched out in front of him as an Action star, but that was not the case. He went the Seagal, Snipes & Van Damme route by making a slew of crappy DTV movies, and this is one of them. For some odd reason, I enjoyed this movie on my first go around with it, years ago. I have no idea what I was smoking then, but this is a rather painful experience. It actually starts out on a bit of a high note. It has a rather exciting opening action sequence, with a couple of decent scraps involving Michael Dudikoff, and some baddies. Then it all goes to hell, and the cheap budget comes into play. The storyline is extremely predictable, and there are a couple of twists I saw coming a mile away. As the movie progresses, we get plenty of dull shootouts, and unexciting, hand to hand combat. Michael Dudikoff is OK here, nothing more. He has that natural charisma, but he can do nothing with this movie. His natural charm isn't enough to make the movie worthwhile. We also get a rather mundane subplot involving Michael Dudikoff and his pregnant wife (Michelle Johnson) The movie should have done a better job at making me care about them. Billy Dee Williams seems a bit ashamed to be in this film, and phones it in completely. His part is fairly substantial, but not deserving of his talents. We all have bills to pay!
Final Thoughts: If you're an action fan, I'd look elsewhere. It's a cheap, boring experience, with not enough going for it to warrant a recommendation. You won't miss much if you choose to ignore it.
3.5/10
For a B movie actor, I quite like Michael Dudikoff. He's always had a bit of natural charisma, and I grew up with American Ninja 1 & 2. He seemed to have a solid career etched out in front of him as an Action star, but that was not the case. He went the Seagal, Snipes & Van Damme route by making a slew of crappy DTV movies, and this is one of them. For some odd reason, I enjoyed this movie on my first go around with it, years ago. I have no idea what I was smoking then, but this is a rather painful experience. It actually starts out on a bit of a high note. It has a rather exciting opening action sequence, with a couple of decent scraps involving Michael Dudikoff, and some baddies. Then it all goes to hell, and the cheap budget comes into play. The storyline is extremely predictable, and there are a couple of twists I saw coming a mile away. As the movie progresses, we get plenty of dull shootouts, and unexciting, hand to hand combat. Michael Dudikoff is OK here, nothing more. He has that natural charisma, but he can do nothing with this movie. His natural charm isn't enough to make the movie worthwhile. We also get a rather mundane subplot involving Michael Dudikoff and his pregnant wife (Michelle Johnson) The movie should have done a better job at making me care about them. Billy Dee Williams seems a bit ashamed to be in this film, and phones it in completely. His part is fairly substantial, but not deserving of his talents. We all have bills to pay!
Final Thoughts: If you're an action fan, I'd look elsewhere. It's a cheap, boring experience, with not enough going for it to warrant a recommendation. You won't miss much if you choose to ignore it.
3.5/10