I like Wesley Snipes and have always liked Anne Archer, two of the stars of this film.
Shaw (Snipes) works for a UN squad that does everything and anything it can with the goal of peace and enemy countries negotiating. Blackmail, violence, threats - they stop at nothing. When a shipping container with dead Vietnamese inside shows up, and the Chinese ambassador is shot, the new trade agreement between China and the US is in danger. Shaw finds himself accused of the murder, and has to escape from gangsters and the FBI to find out the truth.
Lots of action, some of it pretty spectacular, including Snipes parachuting off a building and having his parachute shot full of holes by a sniper above. It has all the action elements- car chases, explosions, athletics, etc.
Some of this was filmed in Canada (actor Maury Chaykin was a giveaway there), but there are lots of shots of New York. Unfortunately, as one who lived near Ground Zero, it was heartbreaking to see that at the time the film was made, the World Trade Center still stood. That immediately brings one back to 9/1/1 and the horror.
While I enjoyed the action, I became confused and didn't really know what was going on -- too many twists. Part of the problem is I wasn't as involved as I should have been, since twists in a story don't bother me. For some reason, I didn't get into it.
Nevertheless, some good things, including Wesley Snipes, who is excellent in this type of film.
Shaw (Snipes) works for a UN squad that does everything and anything it can with the goal of peace and enemy countries negotiating. Blackmail, violence, threats - they stop at nothing. When a shipping container with dead Vietnamese inside shows up, and the Chinese ambassador is shot, the new trade agreement between China and the US is in danger. Shaw finds himself accused of the murder, and has to escape from gangsters and the FBI to find out the truth.
Lots of action, some of it pretty spectacular, including Snipes parachuting off a building and having his parachute shot full of holes by a sniper above. It has all the action elements- car chases, explosions, athletics, etc.
Some of this was filmed in Canada (actor Maury Chaykin was a giveaway there), but there are lots of shots of New York. Unfortunately, as one who lived near Ground Zero, it was heartbreaking to see that at the time the film was made, the World Trade Center still stood. That immediately brings one back to 9/1/1 and the horror.
While I enjoyed the action, I became confused and didn't really know what was going on -- too many twists. Part of the problem is I wasn't as involved as I should have been, since twists in a story don't bother me. For some reason, I didn't get into it.
Nevertheless, some good things, including Wesley Snipes, who is excellent in this type of film.