Interesteg What makes it different from others?

LastingAware The greatest movie ever!

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

MaxwellGrant It took me a while to finally watch this one, and although it wasn't the greatest film ever made(and I wasn't expecting it to be),I enjoyed it. Don "The Dragon" Wilson and Olivier Gruner have both done far better films than Soft Target A.K.A Crooked, but then they've also done far worse. Soft Target/Crooked falls below the level of their best films, but it manages to be a fairly diverting exercise in guerrilla filmmaking, and has it's share of cool moments. It's cool, for instance, to see Gruner and Wilson fighting side by side in this one, and cult favorites Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, Gary Busey, and Martin Kove, also pop up along the way. Some have said that the cast weren't utilized to their full potential, but I was genuinely surprised that certain actors bit the dust so early on,and surprising moments in low budget genre flicks like this are a very nice change of pace. Gary Busey's limited scenes also worked to the film's advantage. Busey comes off far better here then in many of other films where giving him extended screen time often worked to the detriment of the film. This time out Gary is limited, kept mostly on point, and actually used effectively. Wilson and Gruner both do their best with what they have to work with here. The plot is far from groundbreaking (which is par for the course in these types of films), the whole things looks like it was shot quickly (which continuously reminds you that this is indeed a low rent affair), but the guerrilla filmmaking feel of it all is a nice antidote to massively bloated mega-productions with lots of glam, but little guts. This one may be the work of hacks, but it is the work of hacks with an appreciation for the artistry of hacking together low budget "B movie" action flicks,and I for one appreciate that. Throw in some boobs and what's not to love?Taken on it's own terms as a low budget bit of escapism, Soft Target/Crooked delivers a decent amount of B movie entertainment value. Not the greatest film made by either of it's stars, but not entirely bad. I'm glad I finally watched it, and will no doubt watch it again some rainy Sunday afternoon.

Ismaninb As others have been so negative, I will try to stress the positive sides. Not that there are many. After all I think the movie only worth 3/10. The reason I watched the movie until the end is the reasonably interesting plot. Sure, the director does his utter best to kill that too. Again he fails. Two cops, who dislike each other, have to protect a witness. One member of their homicide team is an informant for the mob leader of the town. The latter wants the witness to be killed and wants the money she knows about. Admit it: this does not sound too bad.Indeed, as a result there are a couple of nice scenes. I mean the the "good cop vs bad cop" trick played on the witness and the quarrels between the two.Being this not a B-movie, but a C-movie at best we cannot expect too much from acting. Fred Williamson did some blaxploitation police stuff in the 70's. It is quite revealing, that he actually is one of the better actors. Gary Busey never rose above D-level. We should be happy, we don't see him too much. But the others really did not annoy me too much. That is quite an achievement in a stupid movie like this.The main culprit is the script - or what was left from it by the director, if we are to believe Wcmartell. It is awful. My conclusion is, that the idea deserves a remake by a skilled director.

Frank Markland Don "The Dragon" Wilson and Olivier Gruner star as two cops who protect a hooker from crooked cops, mobsters and pretty much anonymous goons who killed fellow policeman Fred Williamson. Who killed Fred Williamson? The answer is obvious from the first ten minutes and the movie is deadly dull to watch. One of the saddest things is that Olivier Gruner is actually the only one trying, which is sad because he still is the worst actor on a professional level, still despite his hopelessly inept acting he still comes off better than Don 'The Dragon' Wilson who treats this awful material as if he was straining for Oscar contender quality. It is just a ridiculous performance with a complete lack of knowledge of realizing what type of movie he's in. You're not in the movie Heat, Don. The one bright spot is the hilarious portrayal from Gary Busey, who sparkles on would be zen and optimistic B.S that would feel right at home on a midnight telethon. Plus Busey looks undeniably drunk as if he was forced to go without booze for a couple weeks and his strung out look as well as the atrocious dialog is hilarious. It's the film's only enjoyment. And what of those action sequences? Well I would comment on them if I could actually make sense of what was going on in the fight sequences. Don Wilson and Olivier Gruner have always been at least competent at kicking the crap out of people, but with the awful editing and terrible quick cuts that pretty much distance you from getting into the action, one comes to realize that without even 1/3 of the acting talent of Jean-Claude Van Damme or Dolph Lundgren, it becomes obvious that Don may want to just give up the movies if he can't do the required martial arts to sell the concept that he's a tough guy, since the lacking fan-base isn't going to keep buying if this is all The Dragon can come up with. Crooked is about as bad as Seagal's recent efforts (Well I haven't seen anything past Today You Die...) and with movies like Wake Of Death and Russian Specialist out on the shelves, let alone R rated action flicks making a comeback, there is no excuse for unwatchable crap such as this. I'm hoping Olivier Gruner's next movie will be at least funny. Oh and a tip for Don, after seeing Redemption and this, stay away from Art Camacho. I mean seriously I never saw a director who made me pine for the incompetence of Fred Olen Ray. * out of 4-(Bad)

Shyruban Wow... Luckyly i didn't put myself through watching the whole thing... It's probably the only thing good about this movie... You know that it stinks within a few minutes :) Bad generic cliché script...Bad acting.. Bad choreography in action scenes.. Also horribly badly cut... Gary Busey must be pretty desperate and ''has been'' to play in something like this... I just found out i have to write 10 lines to post a comment, but I've never had to write 10 lines on how bad a movie is before :) I wish there was a way to get fair quotes on movies.... Obviously it'll never happen.Go see the vote results :) 6 voted 10\10 obviously members of the crew.. i predict it'll go down to 3\10 in no time... Find something better to waste your time on.