The stage curtains open ...
This movie, I guess, is a continuation of the television series back in the late 50's by the same name where Steve McQueen played the part of Josh Randall. In this 1987 film, Rutger Hauer plays a bounty hunter named Nick Randall, a descendant of Josh Randall. Other than the fact that both characters are related to each other and are both bounty hunters, there really is nothing else similar between them - so we'll just drop the whole Steve McQueen / Rutger Hauer comparison since there is none.
Nick is tasked with finding and either eliminating, or bringing in the terrorist Malak Al Rahim (played by Gene Simmons) after he blows up a movie theater, killing 138 people. At first, Nick is reluctant to take the job since he is asked to find him by his former boss in the CIA. But, the money is too good to pass up, so he accepts. If Nick finds and stops him, he will be paid $250,000. If he brings him in alive, he gets a $50,000 bonus. However, his former CIA boss is crooked and helps Malak to find Nick and take him out of commission. The race is on to see who can get to who first.
This is your typical Rutger Hauer action movie - so if you are fan of his work, then you would probably love this one. I personally found it to be rather generic and plain, nothing special - but not bad either. It was okay. Gene Simmons did a decent job as the villainous terrorist, but for the most part he seemed more preoccupied with looking and acting "cool" in his part rather than just allowing himself to become realistic in his role. And the story is a little confusing, so you need to pay attention along the way. The explosive ending was pretty good though, and a memorable scene.
Not a recommend necessarily, but worth a look.
This movie, I guess, is a continuation of the television series back in the late 50's by the same name where Steve McQueen played the part of Josh Randall. In this 1987 film, Rutger Hauer plays a bounty hunter named Nick Randall, a descendant of Josh Randall. Other than the fact that both characters are related to each other and are both bounty hunters, there really is nothing else similar between them - so we'll just drop the whole Steve McQueen / Rutger Hauer comparison since there is none.
Nick is tasked with finding and either eliminating, or bringing in the terrorist Malak Al Rahim (played by Gene Simmons) after he blows up a movie theater, killing 138 people. At first, Nick is reluctant to take the job since he is asked to find him by his former boss in the CIA. But, the money is too good to pass up, so he accepts. If Nick finds and stops him, he will be paid $250,000. If he brings him in alive, he gets a $50,000 bonus. However, his former CIA boss is crooked and helps Malak to find Nick and take him out of commission. The race is on to see who can get to who first.
This is your typical Rutger Hauer action movie - so if you are fan of his work, then you would probably love this one. I personally found it to be rather generic and plain, nothing special - but not bad either. It was okay. Gene Simmons did a decent job as the villainous terrorist, but for the most part he seemed more preoccupied with looking and acting "cool" in his part rather than just allowing himself to become realistic in his role. And the story is a little confusing, so you need to pay attention along the way. The explosive ending was pretty good though, and a memorable scene.
Not a recommend necessarily, but worth a look.