Genre:
Thriller
Directed
by: Hugh Johnson
Cast:
Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich, David Paymer
Running
time: 88 minutes
After taking the fall for a covert military
experiment gone awry, that killed over a dozen soldiers on a remote island, and
being confined for ten years, Colonel Andrew Brynner assembles a team of
terrorists to steal the volatile chemical from the botched experiment and sell
it for his own profit to the highest bidder. Brynner locates Dr. Richard Long,
who was originally involved in the experiment and who is still doing research
on the chemical nicknamed Elvis. The scientist gets shot in the melee that
ensues, but, before dying, he escapes and gives Elvis to two civilians, Mason
and Arlo, with instructions on how to bring the dangerous chemical weapon to
safety.
Honestly, this film is filled with bad acting
and clichéd action. There is nothing much more disappointing than a thriller
that is not thrilling. The attempts at humor felt forced and ended up being
unfunny. As for the action, none of it made sense. With action films, suspension
of disbelief is often needed, but, when the story is not compelling and the
characters are not interesting, it is difficult to get emotionally invested
enough to bother with any of that.
After a couple of big roles early in his
career, Cuba Gooding Jr. hasn’t offered much of note. As for Skeet Ulrich, let’s
just say he is not really leading man material.
All things considered, I would not bother
with this one if it was to do all over again.
Rating:
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