Here's one I somehow missed up until now: an American ninja movie starring none other than Christopher Lambert. Sadly, there's something distinctly off about this film, which screams cheap and cheerful throughout; it's dated in the worst way of 1990s cinema and it's never as suspenseful or exciting as it should be. Lambert gives one of his most wooden performances here playing an oddly inert hero who does very little and comes across as a poor brother to the genuinely badass Japanese protagonist. The opening sequence, which should be shocking, is fumbled and the only good action scene is the admittedly impressive train set-piece. A shame, because I do love ninjas.
Review of The Hunted
