Wow! Such a good movie.

The Worst Film Ever

the audience applauded

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Director Ken Sanzel who also created the classic flick, Lone Hero 2002 has created another gem in Scar City.Starring Stephen Baldwin who has also been in other classic flicks, Born on the Fourth of July 1989, Last Exit to Brooklyn 1989 and The Beast of War 1988.Also starring Tia Carrere who has also been in other classic flicks, True Lies 1994, Showdown in Little Tokyo 1991 and Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man 1991.Also starring Renee Estevez who has also been in other classic flicks, Single White Female 1992, Intruder 1989, Heathers 1988 and another classic cop flick, Lethal Weapon 1987.Also starring Chazz Palminteri who has also been in another classic flick, Running Scared 2006.I enjoyed the violence.If you enjoyed this as much as I did then check out other classic cop flicks, Across 110th Street 1972, Assault on Precinct 13 1976, Back in Action 1993, Bad Boys II 2003, Bad Lieutenant 1992, Bloodfist V: Human Target 1994, Cobra 1986, Renegade Force 1998, Breach of Trust 1995, God Told Me To 1976, Die Hard 4.0 2007, Dirty Harry 1971, Extreme Justice 1993, Face/Off 1997, Fair Game 1995, Game of Death 2010, The Gauntlet 1977, Internal Affairs 1990, L.A. Confidential 1997, Last Man Standing 1996, The Last Marshal 1999, Magnum Force 1973, I Love a Man in Uniform 1993, Maniac Cop 2 1990, Martial Law II: Undercover 1992, Maximum Risk 1996, Out for Justice 1991, Phoenix 1998, Rapid Fire 1992, Ricochet 1991, Shallow Ground 2004, Sinners and Saints 2010, State of Grace 1990, Sudden Impact 1983, Surveillance 2008, The Sweeper 1996, Training Day 2001, Until Death 2007, Street Kings 2: Motor City 2011, The Last Stand 2013, The Raid 2 2014, S.W.A.T.: Firefight 2011, Assault on Precinct 13 2005, Gridlocked 2015, The Hollow Point 2016, Patriots Day 2016, A Hard Day 2014, Blue Steel 1989, S.W.A.T.: Under Siege 2017, Unlawful Entry 1992, The French Connection 1971 and The Untouchables 1987.

Baldwin is trying to be Rambo here,kills about everyone in sight and then some.The guy should stick to stuff he does well and forget trying to be Stallone.Thats about all there is to say about this movie.The plot is about a bunch of crazy vigilante cops who seem to just like to murder people,some of whom happen to be criminals.Baldwin does his best to act tough and delivers every line in as much a husky voice as he can master but he just ain't the dude for this type of role.He is a cop opposed to the lawless violence,meets a prostitute played by Tia Carrere whom i usually like but i didn't like her in this,she has too may wisecracks and too much personality for this role. Neither the bad guys nor the good guys make any sense in this movie,there is a lot of shooting but the motivations and the characters are all paper-thin,Palminteri is simply wasted here.

Under investigation for his third shooting that month, Officer John Trace is on the streets when he interrupts a drug deal but ends up shooting dead an unarmed perp. Looking at jail time at worst he takes an offer from Lieutenant Laine Devon to join an elite unit in return for Devon covering for Trace on this shooting. When he joins the unit he finds that SCAR are more assassins than cops – mercilessly killing perps with City Hall happen to turn a blind eye. When Trace lets a prostitute live during a gun battle it sets him on the run from the SCAR unit with Candy in tow.I had seen this film before but noticed I hadn't reviewed it so I decided to watch it again as I remembered it was OK. I was right – it is just OK, nothing more nothing less. There are no surprises in the plot – it's not a spoiler to say that Trace ends up going against his heavily armed unit. The action is also average, lots of gunfire and big bangs don't really cover the lack of tension but they do an average job at keeping the pace of the film up.The gentle humour comes from bits of the film having it's tongue in it's cheek and it let me know that I wasn't meant to be taking any of this too seriously. All the usual `banter while getting shot at' stuff was there to keep it far from reality – none of it was very good but, again, it was passable.The cast looks great on paper but fail to really do anything other than run of the mill performances in this thriller. Baldwin is OK but doesn't distinguish himself. Palminteri is slumming it a bit here but he enjoys a slightly hammy bad guy role which is really almost a long cameo. Carrere is sexy despite her best efforts and she gets the `sassy broad' lines, I liked her character. The actual unit has a few well known faces but nobody stands out.The holes in the plot should tell you that you're not watching a film of high quality or aims (how DID they find Candy's house?) but if you're watching this on a low rent cable channel or as a bottom shelf video rental then you should be happy with the mindless guff that gets served up with bangs and booms. A reasonable video thriller that falls well short of being good but will stand out when viewed alongside many later night cable movies!

I had no expectations of this film, but I was thoroughly entertained. We showed it to friends the very next day to see what they thought.The film's premise is quite outrageous and it is executed in a stylishly outrageous way. There are several Wow! or 'Nice Shot' moments. In fact this film is very close to Grand Theft Auto.The script is genuinely funny, reminiscent of another Tia Carrere classic, Hollow Point.For some reason the idea of a Baldwin film is an amusing thing. The South Park movie says, "What sucks about being a Baldwin? Nothing!" I am impressed with Stephen Baldwin's restrained, laconic, dry and heroic performance. We wondered if he were blind, considering the number of disconcerting smiles he issues with his eyes closed.Chazz Palminteri is the Man. He's given the stupidest role and as usual he makes it seem almost convincing, while he enjoys himself a great deal.Tia Carrere sings, moves around a lot, looks good, has her moments and kills people. What more can you ask for?This film scores over many 'better' films by working hard to introduce the opposition. You are half way through the film. You know Stephen Baldwin is up against it, and all the bad guys are still there.The film is filled with memorable characters. I very much enjoyed the 'fight in the bar' scene because there's no fight. They should use the bouncer in a new series of the Munsters.