This brainless peripatetic action thriller starts very well with a snazzy eighties-style title sequence. Very much of its time, it has something to offend everyone: thin-lipped Russians, fanatical arabs, mud-wrestling, gratuitous sex, it's got it all; even a special "thank you" in the credits to Harvey Weinstein.
Its provenance of a more innocent age clearly indicated by the line "Is it terrorists, or is it the Russians?" and the music by Tangerine Dream, its all done on a budget the biggest item of which must have been squibs, fake blood, prosthetics, explosives and helicopters; although it manages to briefly include a couple of reputable actors in the form of William Prince and Klaus Kinski.
Its provenance of a more innocent age clearly indicated by the line "Is it terrorists, or is it the Russians?" and the music by Tangerine Dream, its all done on a budget the biggest item of which must have been squibs, fake blood, prosthetics, explosives and helicopters; although it manages to briefly include a couple of reputable actors in the form of William Prince and Klaus Kinski.