Don't get me wrong, it wasn't Oscar-caliber either, but it wasn't bad. Basically, it's like watching Under Siege meets Broken Arrow meets 'insert cheesy train movie here'. It was rather disappointing, in a way, to not see Genesse do a few more of the martial arts moves he made his name for, but hey, we take what we can get. Then again, this film was overall a disappointment for anyone who is a fan of Genesse. While normally a good actor, the character was written so badly it was actually painful.
The movie has it's problems, I don't deny that, but as a low budget action, it's not half bad. The only truly sad thing was that the villain was far more interesting than the hero. None of the characters really had a personality (saving the creepy little guy with the coke bottle glasses that he so obviously did not need), but it was an amusing way to spend 94 minutes.
What it boiled down to for me, in the end, was that this was another film from Nu Image. They're relatively cheap to make, usually have some decent actors (Bentley Mitchum got my nod here -- Bryan Genesse's character had so little personality it's impossible to rate him in this movie), and generally prove to be amusing enough to be able to enjoy a re-watch. Actually, they're the kind of films that get better with a re-watch.
I paid $4.99 for it. I got my money's worth.
The movie has it's problems, I don't deny that, but as a low budget action, it's not half bad. The only truly sad thing was that the villain was far more interesting than the hero. None of the characters really had a personality (saving the creepy little guy with the coke bottle glasses that he so obviously did not need), but it was an amusing way to spend 94 minutes.
What it boiled down to for me, in the end, was that this was another film from Nu Image. They're relatively cheap to make, usually have some decent actors (Bentley Mitchum got my nod here -- Bryan Genesse's character had so little personality it's impossible to rate him in this movie), and generally prove to be amusing enough to be able to enjoy a re-watch. Actually, they're the kind of films that get better with a re-watch.
I paid $4.99 for it. I got my money's worth.