Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Monday, February 3, 2020

Tactical Force (2011)

Genre: Action
Directed by: Adamo Paolo Cultraro
Cast: Steve Austin, Michael Jai White
Running Time: 98 minutes



A team of four S.W.A.T. police officers get in trouble after a forceful intervention to stop a grocery store robbery. Since they caused a lot of damage, they are forced to go back to class and to go through some retraining. During a training exercise in a warehouse outside the city, the group encounter some members of the Russian and Italian mafias stuck in a quarrel over stolen property.

To say that this action film is not a classic is an understatement. The storyline makes no sense, the characters are one dimensional and the outcome is as predictable as it gets. It is loaded with clichés. As an action star, former wrestler Steve Austin is not without charm and you can see that the film does not take itself seriously, which is one small point in its favor.
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