Recap: Nick Randall is a former agent that has burned his bridges with his former superiors in the justice system and now makes a living as a bounty hunter. But not any bounty hunter, he is the meanest, and most effective, bounty hunter around. Malak Al Rahim on the other hand is one of the few that got away from Randall's agent days. And in vengeance he becomes the worst terrorist around. Now they both are in L.A. and a showdown is inevitable, especially since Randall's former superiors use him as bait.
Comments: Eastwood, Stallone, none of them has anything on Rutger Hauer. He just is the meanest bounty hunter/cop in movies. Just watch the presentation in the intro. Well, anyway that also sets the standard for the movie. This is an entertaining exposé in violence. And it does it very good, like they did in the middle of the eighties, with big guns and massive explosions.
More surprising though is that it actually got a decent story. It's the classic revenge thing with an extra edge in the wedge Randall is in between Rahim and his deceitful ex-superiors. Combined with the limitless violence it is really very entertaining. If you like these kind of movies that is.
You'll like it even more if you, like I, is a fan of Hauer. I won't say it is his best because I can't imagine ever can top Split Second (or Blind Fury for that matter) but it is right up there at the very top. This is really one for you fans out there.
7/10
Comments: Eastwood, Stallone, none of them has anything on Rutger Hauer. He just is the meanest bounty hunter/cop in movies. Just watch the presentation in the intro. Well, anyway that also sets the standard for the movie. This is an entertaining exposé in violence. And it does it very good, like they did in the middle of the eighties, with big guns and massive explosions.
More surprising though is that it actually got a decent story. It's the classic revenge thing with an extra edge in the wedge Randall is in between Rahim and his deceitful ex-superiors. Combined with the limitless violence it is really very entertaining. If you like these kind of movies that is.
You'll like it even more if you, like I, is a fan of Hauer. I won't say it is his best because I can't imagine ever can top Split Second (or Blind Fury for that matter) but it is right up there at the very top. This is really one for you fans out there.
7/10