Wow! Such a good movie.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Reviewed August 2011Though have heard a lot about and seen a clip or two of the legendary action hero, never have seen a full movie of his. Now I have a six pack collection of Chuck Norris, decided to give this the first try. But before we go any further into the artistic enlightenment or the emotional impact this film has to offer, let us dwell a bit on the hero himself. Since I come from the land of Rajnikath and Vijaykanth (Please do look up on youtube), I assume that I am programmed to get entertained by this. Well actually, I was. Yes, this is that kind of movie where it is that bad you'll have fun. This is about a secret special forces soldier (Chuck Norris) unofficially designated to the President to carry out covert missions. He decides to call it a day and starts looking for his replacement and trains him after found. From hereon, if someone asks you what a B-Movie is. Just pass this DVD and they'll understand without a word said. Coming to the performances, I don't quite understand if it was intentional or everyone were equally stupid, they smile after every dialog said. No matter the situation. The visual effects were done expertly using Macromedia Flash 5 or earlier versions. Not a single body count from the 'Good Guys' side and not a single body left alive from the 'Bad Guys'. Though I didn't get to see as much as I expected of the legendary moves and stunts, I've got five more movies to look forward to.

This is one of the best Made For TV action movies I have ever seen. It is not WB sugar coated and it is extremely violent. It is also better than a lot of the direct to DVD movies I rent. There is plenty of martial arts and gun battles for the average action fan and Chuck Norris does his thing. The first 15 minutes and the final 30 minutes are fantastic TV for Norris fans. The middle of the movie is fun as we watch Chuck teach his young protégé and then rescue him from an almost botched mission. It was also cool seeing Chuck square off against Soon Tek Oh, his enemy from Missing in Action II. Another great thing about this DVD is that it is enhanced for widescreen HDTVs, so you do not have to watch it in 4:3 standard or 4:3 expanded. To those people who rate this flick poorly, remember, this was a CBS TV movie with a limited budget. Please do not compare this to Chuck's theatrical releases like Delta Force or Lone Wolf McQuade. For an old dude, Chuck still rules.

When the first lady is kidnapped by some terrorists demanding something or other, Joshua McCord is dispatched to rescue her and, against all the odds, he does. However after the mission he cannot help but feel that he is getting too old for these dangerous missions and even his mentor agrees. With help from his companion Que, McCord selects special forces soldier Deke Slater – only problem being that Slater is currently doing 30 years in prison for disobeying an order, hitting an officer and killing an inmate.Some television movies are made because they deal with subjects best suited to the small screen; however some are made because the companies need some filler that will draw the undemanding audience and keep them watching long enough to sell them lots of stuff in the adverts – guess which type this film is? That's right, this is filler and nothing but filler. The plot is about an old hand taking on a new student to make him an all-kicking hero – from just this summary it pretty much writes itself and you can see that it is aimed at repeating this formula over a weekly, or movie-special basis. It tries to push the buttons but it gets sillier and sillier, to the point where it goes out of its way to drag in backstory and the Veitnamise into the final story – with almost laughable results! The training and mission structure allows for bits of dialogue and plenty of kicking. However the dialogue is flat and obvious while the kicking is never that exciting or stylish, just looking like every other action series kicking around on the cable backwaters.The cast rise to the challenge by matching the average material blow for blow. Norris sleep walks his way through the lead role – happy to have a bit of cash in his pocket but seemingly damned if he'll do more than that. Neal is typical "special forces hardnut" stuff but if I walked past him in the street I still wouldn't recognise him because he is just very samey and uninteresting. Tung is quite cute and is at least sassy – not much but it makes her look like an Oscar contender next to these two blocks of action wood. The support cast are just as bad as the lead two – wooden stereotypes down to the slightest character.Overall this is action filler for the cable stations, pushing all the basic buttons for beered up viewers. The plot does everything you expect it to, the acting is wooden, the dialogue clunky at best and the action is enjoyable enough but has nothing special or unique about it. If you are a very undemanding action fan who has had a few beers then by all means, try this out, it might just satisfy you but it certainly did nothing in particular for me.

If you have seen even one of Norris's former horror shows AKA films, or his disgusting series "Walker, Texas Ranger" than you have seen this film's plot already, and it's outcome. It even has the same lame sound track that tries to inspire people in the American way. All it inspired me to do was change the channel. I will never understand how these films get funded and produced. I know dead people that can write better scripts! Please, warn all you know about this mess! Avoid it at all costs, and for god's sake, keep the children away from it!!!