Direct Action
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Conrad Dunn, Dolph Lundgren, Donald Burda, Polly Shannon, Rothaford Gray Director: Sidney J. Furie Brand: First Look Pictures Writer: Sidney J. Furie Producer: Avi Lerner Producer: Gary Howsam Producer: Lewin Webb Producer: Paul Jennison Producer: Shane Cardwell Writer: Greg Mellott DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 97 minutes DVD Release Date: 2005-06-07 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: First Look Pictures |
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Summary: 1 Stars
No wonder with this bad film. One good cop goes against all his squad and testifies they are crooks, now they are trying to kill him.
Story flaws galore in this one. First of all, they try to convince you it is an American city, but make no attempts to hide the fact that it is shot in Toronto. All the close ups of the Ontario licence plates give it away.
The filming style is bizarre. All kinds of unneeded shots of the industrial area of the city when they are suppose to be in the city. There is one scene when they are going to an apartment building but end up in a junkyard in a shoot out.
Dolph Lungren is looking old and skinny in this one and his acting has not improved. He is still better than the girl playing his partner, I'm guessing she went back to her job as a waitress by now. There are a couple of unintentional laughs, like when the cops change cars the director decided to give their cars to the bad guys that are after them. Couldn't they rent a couple other cars to make it look a bit more realistic?
As far as the script, holes in this thing a mile wind. There are too many to mention, but it'll leave you scratching your head. I'd pass on this one unless your cable is out.