Dolph Lundgren plays police detective Jack Caine (cool name), a tough cop who doesn't always follow the rules. He's assigned a new partner, a by-the-book FBI agent (Brian Benben). The two are forced to work together to bring down a gang of drug dealers called the White Boys (good lord). Their investigation leads them into conflict with a mulleted alien killer who is being pursued by a mulleted alien cop.
A sci-fi action flick that's better than it has any right being. That isn't to say it's good, just not the stinker I thought it would be. The whole thing is full of clichés. They mine every cop movie cliché from the '80s and '90s imaginable, as well as borrowing from a number of sci-fi and horror movies. Still, the aliens & drugs angle seems fresh and everything is handled slickly. The buddy cop parts of the movie are fun, with the 'Oscar & Felix' dynamic between Lundgren and Benben working well. The action scenes are fine, as are the bits of nudity throughout. The soundtrack is pure late '80s greatness (or ear cancer if you're not into hard rock or light metal). It's nothing that's going to change your world but it's a decent way to pass the time, if you're a fan of buddy cop movies or action sci-fi. I saw this under the title I Come in Peace. The other title is Dark Angel, an unimaginative title which was been used for lots of things and doesn't really tell you anything about the movie. I prefer I Come in Peace.
A sci-fi action flick that's better than it has any right being. That isn't to say it's good, just not the stinker I thought it would be. The whole thing is full of clichés. They mine every cop movie cliché from the '80s and '90s imaginable, as well as borrowing from a number of sci-fi and horror movies. Still, the aliens & drugs angle seems fresh and everything is handled slickly. The buddy cop parts of the movie are fun, with the 'Oscar & Felix' dynamic between Lundgren and Benben working well. The action scenes are fine, as are the bits of nudity throughout. The soundtrack is pure late '80s greatness (or ear cancer if you're not into hard rock or light metal). It's nothing that's going to change your world but it's a decent way to pass the time, if you're a fan of buddy cop movies or action sci-fi. I saw this under the title I Come in Peace. The other title is Dark Angel, an unimaginative title which was been used for lots of things and doesn't really tell you anything about the movie. I prefer I Come in Peace.