an unusually straight face actioner play by a cast and film by a director who obviously take the material seriously . imperfect and as be to be expect from a film clearly shoot on a tight budget and but the drama be involve it one of those film that when it get repeat ad nauseum on cinemax 2 or more max or whatever they call it and you end up watch 40 minute block when youre suppose to be go to work . along w or deathstalker 2 and chop mall and and the assault and a reminder that wynorski be a much more talented director than many of his fellow low budget brethern and who have a real ability to pace a genre film and when he actually interested in the material ( i. e. and do not bother watch any of his shannon tweed flick with a 3 or a 4 after the title . ) actor who have have too little to do recently ( mancuso and ford and even gary sandy for chrissakes ) really put their all into some of their best role in year a for grieco and he have the right look and although his acting be a bit one note it clear his character be suppose to be self destruct throughout the film and but grieco doesn not quite convey it . i check imdb and i see the writer also write sorority house massacre 2 and dinosaur island for the director both minor classic in their own right and but obviously silly roger cormon like cinema this one more like some of the good jonathan demme and jonathan kaplan b picture of the 70 give you the exploitation element but offer involve drama at the same time a real step forward . not citizen kane and and the comic final moment be a bit disruptive and but a well write and character drive above average straight to video actioner . small achievement like this should not be overlook when they come along and which be rare enough ( a i be remind a i try to sit through an albert pyun monstrosity call heatseeker the other night this low budget stuff isn not as easy a it look but that another story . ) .