'The Base' is your typical dtv actioner with a familiar face or two, a capable b-movie director and so many moments requiring the suspension of disbelief that you could run a train thru it. The action sequences are light however decent keeping with its budget, but fans of Dacascos want to keep their expectations low.
Major John Murphy (Mark Dacascos) is tasked with retrieving a Mexican cartel boss, but of course the exchange goes south. Given new orders he's now to go undercover infiltrating a local military base where the Sergeant (Tim Abell) and his unit is suspected of being dirty mixed up in the dope game.
Liking Dacascos is ultimately why I gave this a chance and he comes off decently getting to shoot his share of guns and engage in fisticuffs showcasing his martial arts ability. Tim Abell is the type of character actor who can play male leads in T&A flicks, psychos in thrillers or the bad guy in an action film like here as Sgt. Gammon and does so with ease although his character is fairly one note.
For 2/3's of its runtime, 'The Base' is serviceable even if the story and it's execution is weak. There's nary an ounce of believability here especially by the point a tank comes into play, but director Mark L. Lester keeps things chugging along. Things fall on a cliff at the end though and there's an unnecessary female character which cues a predictable romance. Flicks of this type where a dime a dozen once upon a day at your local video store and if you see enough of the lower quality examples they have a habit of blending together somewhat.
Major John Murphy (Mark Dacascos) is tasked with retrieving a Mexican cartel boss, but of course the exchange goes south. Given new orders he's now to go undercover infiltrating a local military base where the Sergeant (Tim Abell) and his unit is suspected of being dirty mixed up in the dope game.
Liking Dacascos is ultimately why I gave this a chance and he comes off decently getting to shoot his share of guns and engage in fisticuffs showcasing his martial arts ability. Tim Abell is the type of character actor who can play male leads in T&A flicks, psychos in thrillers or the bad guy in an action film like here as Sgt. Gammon and does so with ease although his character is fairly one note.
For 2/3's of its runtime, 'The Base' is serviceable even if the story and it's execution is weak. There's nary an ounce of believability here especially by the point a tank comes into play, but director Mark L. Lester keeps things chugging along. Things fall on a cliff at the end though and there's an unnecessary female character which cues a predictable romance. Flicks of this type where a dime a dozen once upon a day at your local video store and if you see enough of the lower quality examples they have a habit of blending together somewhat.