The only thing that I like about the movie is the poster. In the poster, the man Arnold Schwargenneger wears a full military suit with muscles flexing and a gun held on the shoulders. Arnie really looks good in this pose and that is where the goodness associated with Commando begins to diminish. It is among the worse movies of Arnold I have ever seen. Even from the standard of an action movie, the story line and the depth is poor. And there is hardly anything called realism in the movie. Of course, some people like movies where there is no realism and maybe they can have a fun time watching this movie over and over again. But for those who like action to be accompanied with some story that justifies or compliments the action, they are in for a disappointment.
The overall plot is trivial. Arnie is leading a retired life. Suddenly, he is forced out of retirement when his daughter gets kidnapped. And off he goes chasing after them. And in the process, he kills many people. Of course, I don't mind one man killing many people - that is what being an action hero is all about anyway but the fact that he is using a gun and dropping them down like flies is not something you can watch over and over again.
Arnie walks across a field and shoots his gun at a couple of people. While not a single bullet even reaches him, all his bullets reach the enemies and they all fall down like flies. The only better scene is a physical fist fight between the villain and Arnie. Here, we see that Arnold is indeed a human being and can take some damage. But rest of the movie is too overdone. Unbelievable and highly unrealistic action scenes coupled by a loose plot makes this movie a one-time watch and forget kind of a movie.
I might as well mention that the soundtrack is good. But overall, the movie is a bit lame especially compared to other greater movies of Arnold. Overall verdict, I would say a movie worth watching over a rented DVD or cable TV. Cheers.
The overall plot is trivial. Arnie is leading a retired life. Suddenly, he is forced out of retirement when his daughter gets kidnapped. And off he goes chasing after them. And in the process, he kills many people. Of course, I don't mind one man killing many people - that is what being an action hero is all about anyway but the fact that he is using a gun and dropping them down like flies is not something you can watch over and over again.
Arnie walks across a field and shoots his gun at a couple of people. While not a single bullet even reaches him, all his bullets reach the enemies and they all fall down like flies. The only better scene is a physical fist fight between the villain and Arnie. Here, we see that Arnold is indeed a human being and can take some damage. But rest of the movie is too overdone. Unbelievable and highly unrealistic action scenes coupled by a loose plot makes this movie a one-time watch and forget kind of a movie.
I might as well mention that the soundtrack is good. But overall, the movie is a bit lame especially compared to other greater movies of Arnold. Overall verdict, I would say a movie worth watching over a rented DVD or cable TV. Cheers.