So-so action movie with Norris in the lead, you can take it for granted there will be plenty of shootouts, kicks and violence. Frantic action abounds in this modern-day mobster movie which pits our protagonist versus three different and bloody gangs. Unorthodox Norris plays an undercover cop as a Syndicate hitman in Seattle, as he carries out a merciless vengeance against sadistic, corrupt gangsters. As the unundercover policeman cleans up town crime by triggering a three-way mob bloodbath, beastly Italian mafiosi (Mafia boss results to be Al Waxman), snotty French-Canadian mafia (led by Joel Derouin) and Iranian hoods formed by the fanatical traditional scum. Along the way Norris informs the police chief (Ken Pogue) about his hidden activities and while he teaches a black kid martial arts to defend himself against abusive boys, so you know he is politically correct.
Typical Chuck Norris film with usual ingredients as thrills, high body-count, noisy action, crossfire, kick-ass and grisly killings . This one concerns a vet cop leads an one-man fight against corruption and mobsters from Seattle, and plenty of kicking and ominuous, heinous murders. As the picture contains a record-setting amount of people killed at Washington State. Here Norris is a bit less animated than a wooden Indian and the acting is more painful to endure than the violence. As mobsters are being mysteriously eliminated one by one and Karate expert Norris saves the day in this ordinary entry in action genre. Action addicts will give this a passing grade, all others need to apply. The picture was professional, though uneven, made by Aaron Norris, Chuck's brother, who directed him in various films. This one results to be a run-of-the-mill action movie but worthy entry to Norris career. Norris is well accompanied by an acceptable support cast such as : Alberta Watson, Al Waxman, George B Davis, Marcel Sabourin, Ken Pogue and special mention for Michael Parks playing magnificently an extreme villain.
This one belongs to the last period in Norris' long career. His first times played by low budget films as Breaker Breaker, Slaughter in San Francisco, Force of one. Subsequently, in his intermediate period, he made films in medium budget as Good guys wear black, Octagon, An eye of eye, Silent rage, Forced vengeance, Braddock :Missing in action I and II, Hero and the terror. He went on performing pictures in a greatest budgets and best filmmakers as Invasion USA, Firewalker, Lone Wolf McQuade, Delta Force, Delta Force 2 operation stronhold, Code of silence. And, finally, after his successful acting in Walker Texas Ranger , he played in short budgets and B-directors as Forest Warrior, Top dog, Hellbound, Sidekicks and this The Hitman.Rating 5.5/10. Regular and routine Chuck Norris film but acceptable and passable. The motion picture will appeal to action buffs and Norris fans.
Typical Chuck Norris film with usual ingredients as thrills, high body-count, noisy action, crossfire, kick-ass and grisly killings . This one concerns a vet cop leads an one-man fight against corruption and mobsters from Seattle, and plenty of kicking and ominuous, heinous murders. As the picture contains a record-setting amount of people killed at Washington State. Here Norris is a bit less animated than a wooden Indian and the acting is more painful to endure than the violence. As mobsters are being mysteriously eliminated one by one and Karate expert Norris saves the day in this ordinary entry in action genre. Action addicts will give this a passing grade, all others need to apply. The picture was professional, though uneven, made by Aaron Norris, Chuck's brother, who directed him in various films. This one results to be a run-of-the-mill action movie but worthy entry to Norris career. Norris is well accompanied by an acceptable support cast such as : Alberta Watson, Al Waxman, George B Davis, Marcel Sabourin, Ken Pogue and special mention for Michael Parks playing magnificently an extreme villain.
This one belongs to the last period in Norris' long career. His first times played by low budget films as Breaker Breaker, Slaughter in San Francisco, Force of one. Subsequently, in his intermediate period, he made films in medium budget as Good guys wear black, Octagon, An eye of eye, Silent rage, Forced vengeance, Braddock :Missing in action I and II, Hero and the terror. He went on performing pictures in a greatest budgets and best filmmakers as Invasion USA, Firewalker, Lone Wolf McQuade, Delta Force, Delta Force 2 operation stronhold, Code of silence. And, finally, after his successful acting in Walker Texas Ranger , he played in short budgets and B-directors as Forest Warrior, Top dog, Hellbound, Sidekicks and this The Hitman.Rating 5.5/10. Regular and routine Chuck Norris film but acceptable and passable. The motion picture will appeal to action buffs and Norris fans.