This film begins with a mob boss by the name of "Michael Anthony Palermo" (Mike Marlow) appearing in a church as the groom waiting to be wed to his new bride. Unfortunately, things don't turn out as planned when he is gunned down by an assassin at the altar who then escapes in a hail of bullets. Not long after that the assassin, who goes by the name of "Quinn" (Dean Paul IV), has a meeting with an intermediary known simply as "Ragland" (Brandon Smith) who hands him another assignment in which he is to kill a Russian drug courier named "Tasha" (Lana Antonova). Quinn accepts the contract with little hesitation at first but when he learns that he has been deliberately misinformed about his target he begins to have second thoughts-and this leads to trouble for everyone involved. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that I bought this movie in a bargain bin at a truck stop in Amarillo, Texas and promptly forgot all about it until recently. Having now seen it I can say that, even though it is clearly a low-budget production, it wasn't too bad all things considered. Admittedly, some of the sets were rather cheap looking and none of the actors really stood out. But it managed to keep my attention for the most part and for that reason I have rated this film accordingly. Average.
Review of The Face of the Serpent
