Brightlyme i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.

GazerRise Fantastic!

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

utility_infielder Well, meet the dopiest of them all. And that ain't a bad thing.My oh my, was this silly, ridiculous, borderline idiotic... But it was so darn fun, it can't be considered a waste. Eric Roberts turns in his usual 'cool guy' persona, but this time with a dash of Schwarzenegger for good measure. He moves around pretty well in the few stunt pieces and shoot-outs they let him perform, though most are done with a poorly- matched stunt/fight-double. Ice-T is there for a paycheck, but is still fun to watch. Same can be said for Madsen, who clearly shot his scenes in an afternoon. Probably even left his car running when he arrived. Sam Firstenberg has certainly directed some b-movie action classics. This isn't on the level of 'American Ninja' by any means, but the fights and stunts are well shot for the most part (forgiving some lousy CGI explosions here and there) and the plot moves at such a quick place you can forgive the usual b-movie blemishes of this era.This is the type of movie you can have on in the background while doing something else, not pay too much attention, and still get something out of it. Also, the bloopers during the end credits are a lot of fun.

loza-1 The president of the USA is addressing a charity dinner. Anybody attending is searched for weapons, but they have not reckoned on several of the guests turning up with drinking straw blowpipes that shoot poison-darts disguised as toothpicks at incredible ranges, and with such accuracy that the president's minders get it in the neck every time. What a weapon. I'm going out to buy a packet of straws and a box of cocktail sticks right now, and I'm going to wreak havoc in my neighbourhood.It's an attempt by sinister forces to get the president re-elected by staging a fake kidnap attempt and have him escape to make himself popular. The president knows nothing about this plot and has a sudden attack of self righteousness, and the fake kidnap attempt turns into a real one.Eric Roberts comes out of nowhere and does his Die-hard routine. But the difference between Eric Roberts and Bruce Willis as Die-hard is that Bruce Willis actually has a reason to be in the building.Eric Roberts stymies the kidnap attempt after being shot in the knee, continually whacked by an aluminium pole, scorched with a flame thrower, falling down the side of a skyscraper and again down a lift shaft. He certainly earned the ransom money in bearer bonds that the president said he could keep at the end. But it would have been curtains for Eric Roberts if only one of the villains had thought of puffing a drinking straw at him.Apart from those few little details this film is perfectly believable.

pop-art-1 I laughed through this entire movie but i was never quite sure if i was supposed to. Was it a "satire" or just an incrediable BAD movie? If it was a "satire" it could have been a lot smarter. If it was a "real" movie than it should never have been released. I would not recommend this film except for those people who appreciate a really terrible movie. BOB Leonard

edcpa Eric Roberts once received rave reviews for movies like "Star 80", "Runaway Train", and even "The Pope of Greenwich Village." This movie, which has several inconsistent titles, is so bad, that one must assume that Mr. Roberts has hit bottom. Perhaps he wishes to embarrass his sister, Julia Roberts. She should give Eric half of her future film salaries, approximately $20 million per film, just to stop him from making any more trash.The other comments are all to the point: the plot is so stupid, unbelievable, so low budget, so silly, that it is an insult to Hollywood and to America. I can't believe that HBO actually airs this film, even if it is at 4:00 am.The worst Kung Foo movie from the late seventies is ten times more entertaining then this so-called martial arts film. There is no reason to watch, except if you have insomnia and need a film to bore you to sleep.