Last to Surrender
by David Mitchell
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Actor: Andy Yim, Ong Soo Han, Qingfu Pan, Roddy Piper, Scott GregoryDirector: David Mitchell
Writer: David Mitchell
Producer: Andy Emilio
Producer: Carl Petersen
Producer: Curtis Petersen
Producer: Gary L. Hayes
Producer: Ian Hall
Producer: Johnny Askwith
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-05-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of Last to Surrender
Movie Review: "Takeout...in a bodybag, maybe"
Summary: 3 Stars
During the course of production on "Last to Surrender", an entire set was ruined in a flash flood, three trucks carrying equipment nearly fell off a cliff, filming was interrupted by a local anti-government riot, and a pilot died when his plane crashed into the jungle. While I won't suggest that the roughness of the production foretold the quality of the finished film, it's a shame that all this had to occur during the pursuit of such a very unremarkable movie. Director David Mitchell (The Killing Man) had a lot going for what could have been a very enjoyable actioneer, but in the end, underutilization of his actors and over-spotlighting a nonsense script spelled doom for one of the last genuine entries into the 90s-style action B-movie genre.
The story: when the partner of maverick cop Nick Ford (Roddy Piper, They Live) is killed during a failed Chinese drug bust, he pursues his murderer (Andy Yim) but, much to his chagrin, he's partnered with straight-edge Chinese cop Wu Yin (Han Soo Ong, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story). Together, they follow their target to Burma, all the while trying to overcome their racial differences and personal dislike of eachother.
Prior to this film, Han Soo Ong had already made a name for himself as an exotic kung fu villain in films like the aforementioned Bruce Lee biopic and Bloodsport 2. Piper wasn't new to teaming with martial artists, having performed alongside Billy Blanks, Sonny Chiba, and Don 'the Dragon' Wilson in the past. They both had some pretty decent outings under their belts when they paired up for this one, and I - having seen Tough and Deadly - had bountiful expectations for it...but I guess I should have known better. I hate to admit it, but Han Soo Ong simply doesn't deliver: while his three extremely short, lackluster fight scenes can be blamed on the director, it's his uncertainty with the English language that keeps him from developing any kind of chemistry with Roddy Piper and makes their inter-character banter so tough to endure. Piper, the B-movie mule, really knows how to work a hammy character and is definitely the best asset the movie has, but inane writing makes even him hard to like: he and Wu Yin get into the most senseless arguments, especially the fistfight which culminates their hiking through the jungle while making stupid "Tarzan" references, eating snakes, and Wu getting attacked by a tiger while taking a dump.
To its credit, the movie has an admirable scope, going from North America to Java and the Burmese jungles without a hiccup. Production values are also strong and help give the film a real action-of-yesteryear feel with neat sets and on-location shooting; I don't know the size of this one's budget, but it seems respectable when the film quality in the jungle is this clean. Despite the disappointing martial arts scenes (including a couple featuring wushu master Qingfu Pan, The Shaolin Temple), there are two relatively noteworthy bits of action: when Ford rides the trunk of a speeding car, holding on for longer than anybody who's ever done such a stunt has, and when he and Wu attack the drug dealer's jungle camp a'la "Rambo" and start blowing everything up. On the strange side, the token Oriental hottie Angela Tong (Bio Zombie) doesn't show up until an hour into the movie; she and the 50+ -year-old Piper pull an uncomfortable Steven Seagal-esque moment by getting the hots for eachother.
The strength of production makes this movie worth collecting if you're a Roddy Piper fan, but the cumulative package was sadly wasted, here. Piper probably put this one out of his mind quickly while Soo Ong fled show business to run his own gym, which probably presented more comfortable opportunities to bare his handsome butt than during an impromptu tiger attack.
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