StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

SnoopyStyle Jonathan Moore (Anthony Edwards) and his college roommate Manolo play a campus-wide Gotcha! game where they hunt their assigned targets with paintball guns. They go on a school sponsored European trip. Jonathan meets Czech woman Sasha Banicek (Linda Fiorentino) who only likes virgins. She talks him into taking a detour to Berlin and even going over to East Berlin. She is transporting a package back over to the West. She gets taken and he escapes from Soviet agents.I don't like Anthony Edwards' character. It's not as bad as hate but I find him annoying. I totally get why the girls avoid him. He's not funny, too needy and pathetic. There is a way to play the hot cute nerd. This is not it. He should be shy and scared to approach girls. It would also help if the character is younger. He's played for jokes like his conversation with the waiter but it's fingernails on the chalkboard for me. Rosario is even worst. Linda Fiorentino is a great femme fatale as always. He's a little too dumb to live but Fiorentino can make a guy that dumb. The story is outlandish. I'm willing to accept the movie but I don't like the guy.

rbilleaud Manages to pull off the delicate balance between action and comedy and holds up surprisingly well despite the completely altered geopolitical landscape. Some of the minor characters are actually more entertaining than Edwards and Fiorentino, Alex Rocco as Jonathan's stressed out father and his more permissive wife, played by Marla Adams. Rosario, the English-language challenged maid, and the punk rock trio (we love it...), and of course the persistent Vlad, played convincingly by German film and TV veteran Klaus Loewitsch. Of course, some things seem very odd, especially looking at it from a post-9/11 point-of-view. For example, it's hard to imagine college kids roaming the campus with guns, even if they are paintball guns, without anyone so much as batting an eye. Noneless, it's easy to suspend disbelief for a couple of hours to enjoy this fun film.

acustomer I will admit, some people have 80's nostalgia on this movie, but it is PAINFULLY bad, particularly the ending. I mean, I can appreciate it on a different level as being a "bad movie" but this is a laughing-at situation, not a laughing with. If I had to categorize it, it would be right next to Red Dawn- a higher budget ham fisted Soviet flick.Things to look for: - Soviet spies manage to sneak up on them in an open field, dressed in menacing black outfits - But then shoot and miss, at about 30 paces - But then run after them waving around guns and shooting up the campus! - While the campus is oblivious. Somehow. - But then Jonathan shoots one from behind, and shouts "Gotcha!" - And likes this so much, he does it twice more, in two completely unnecessary scenes. Which would have made a funny running gag, if they had just had 10 guys chasing him instead of 4.Cringeworth at points, indeed. The suspension of disbelief in this movie is that films this bad simply cannot exist. But, by the end, even that is dispelled.

queenb80 Before Anthony Edwards was fighting cancer and his receding hair line he stared in this romantic thriller of the 80s. Edwards plays Johnathan, a student who spends his time playing paint-ball games and striking out with ladies in tight sweaters. He takes a little trip to Europe and finds himself mixed up in all kinds of crazy espionage. Nick Corri has a supporting role as the hot best friend. Linda Fiorentino (once again not so much as cracking a smile for more than five seconds)plays Sasha, the mysterious young woman who convinces Johnathan to take a little detour. This movie is a perfect 80s film. It has everything; sex, drugs, spies, and bad accents. It is a must see!