Plot impossible to follow, incredibly unbelievable, incoherent yet.... predictable. Sailient points: involves a nuclear warhead, counterfeit money, a maverick SWAT team leader, a treacherous SWAT boss, the LA Chinese mafia, illegal gambling, a computer virus, you name it.
Some relationships: maverick hero follows his guts against higher authority: the whole tension thing against his boss so very, very, very predictable. Sigh... Hero's flailing relationship with his nurse wife - whom, inexplicably, is a martial arts expert - seems to miraculously recover in a hostage situation. Other noteworthy relationship: lead character is landed with an annoying and cumbersome journalist but, surprise, surprise, the pair end up developing some complicity and their team work helps them succeed against evil.
Writing: The closing line is just soooo cheesy (incredibly unfunny joke which all the heroes - who've just narrowly escaped death - seem to find hysterical). Oh, and full of grammatical mistakes from supposed native English speakers.
Camera work, light, and photography laughable. Most video games have better artwork quality.
Special FX: worth watching the movie just for them. The best (worst) bit is the dangling GI Joe-type toy helicopter supposedly representing its life-size counterpart.
Acting: Incredibly bad. Swedish- or German-sounding Chinese baddie is a must-see. French accent of SWAT team leader yet to be explained. Oh, and the actress playing the central heroine is actually an ageing erotica star. You could just guess from her looks but we googled it to be sure and sure enough...
I am actually a huge fan of bad movies, but you just have to draw the line. This movie is so far beyond it it should be made illegal. I nearly couldn't make it to the end.
Some relationships: maverick hero follows his guts against higher authority: the whole tension thing against his boss so very, very, very predictable. Sigh... Hero's flailing relationship with his nurse wife - whom, inexplicably, is a martial arts expert - seems to miraculously recover in a hostage situation. Other noteworthy relationship: lead character is landed with an annoying and cumbersome journalist but, surprise, surprise, the pair end up developing some complicity and their team work helps them succeed against evil.
Writing: The closing line is just soooo cheesy (incredibly unfunny joke which all the heroes - who've just narrowly escaped death - seem to find hysterical). Oh, and full of grammatical mistakes from supposed native English speakers.
Camera work, light, and photography laughable. Most video games have better artwork quality.
Special FX: worth watching the movie just for them. The best (worst) bit is the dangling GI Joe-type toy helicopter supposedly representing its life-size counterpart.
Acting: Incredibly bad. Swedish- or German-sounding Chinese baddie is a must-see. French accent of SWAT team leader yet to be explained. Oh, and the actress playing the central heroine is actually an ageing erotica star. You could just guess from her looks but we googled it to be sure and sure enough...
I am actually a huge fan of bad movies, but you just have to draw the line. This movie is so far beyond it it should be made illegal. I nearly couldn't make it to the end.