It's civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Capt. Bruce Curry (Rod Taylor) and Sgt. Ruffo (Jim Brown) are hired by President Ubi to retrieve $50 million in diamonds cut off by the separatist Simba army. It's a mess of UN forces, civilians, and rebels. They have three days.
These are bad people. Some are downright horrible like the Nazi. They keep trying to make them the white saviors. It doesn't fix anything and in fact, I lose a bit of respect for the movie. With the three hours delay, Curry should be organizing defense around the train while he waited. He certainly wouldn't have time to go retrieve the nuns. He would have men stationed around the vault and block off the road. They could have ambushed the rebels at a convenient point of their choosing. They could have armed a few of the civilians. They're just not that good at being mercenaries. On the positive side, there is a good amount of action, explosions, and shooting. It's plenty violent for action fans although there are a lot of native cannon fodder. Attacking the town is a bit Rambo-like. It also doesn't do anything to dissuade seeing Africans as savages.
These are bad people. Some are downright horrible like the Nazi. They keep trying to make them the white saviors. It doesn't fix anything and in fact, I lose a bit of respect for the movie. With the three hours delay, Curry should be organizing defense around the train while he waited. He certainly wouldn't have time to go retrieve the nuns. He would have men stationed around the vault and block off the road. They could have ambushed the rebels at a convenient point of their choosing. They could have armed a few of the civilians. They're just not that good at being mercenaries. On the positive side, there is a good amount of action, explosions, and shooting. It's plenty violent for action fans although there are a lot of native cannon fodder. Attacking the town is a bit Rambo-like. It also doesn't do anything to dissuade seeing Africans as savages.