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Crossfire [VHS]

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I thought the fight scenes were *very* realistic.

As a Martial Arts instructor I can tell you the grappling techniques used (reminisent of Gracie Ju-jitsu) are a lot more street-effective than the flashy nonsense used by the high kicking "action stars" we have been seeing throughout the '80s & '90s.

Crossfire is on to something here. I hope this becomes a new trend in realism for Hollywood action movies.

I give it two thumbs up as a action adventure!

I did not expect much from this low budget film, and was pleasantly surprised. The film was fast moving and suspenseful. The movie takes place at the Statue of Liberty, where terrorists have left a bomb. A little deaf girl on a class trip ends up teaming up with our hero to save the day. The relationship between the girl and the hero (an ex miltary man with skeletons in his closet) is real and touching. The action scenes are well shot and exciting. Worth owning. I've watched it four times already.

Seeking retribution for the death of his family, Dekova, a wealthy businessman dealing in illegal arms smuggling, attempts to destroy America's most treasured symbol, the Statue of Liberty. At Liberty Island with her schoolmates, an 11 year-old deaf girl, Gloria, learns of the statue's imminent destruction by reading the lips of Dekova's mercenaries. She seeks the aid of a seemingly kind tourist, Pike, the only person who understands her sign-language pleas. As it turns out, Pike is no ordinary tourist. He is a washed-up covert operative for the U.S. government, assigned to execute one of Gloria's classmates. Won over by the innocence of the girl, Pike decides to abandon his mission, and stop Dekova before hundreds of people are killed. When Pike's supervisor, Crane, learns of Pike's defiance, he dispatches an even deadlier assassin, Foster, to rectify the situation. That is, to kill Pike and complete the mission. Pike is forced to use all his special forces training to survive against Dekova's armed terrorists and Foster's lethal expertise. Simultaneously, he must locate the bomb's detonator in order to defuse the explosives hidden within the statue.

As the plot thickens and the action intensifies, you can't help but be drawn in. The majority of the performances are on target and special attention should be made to Robert LaSardo as "Leo" a small-time hood (in Hawaiian shirt).

Other noteworthy cast members include: Andrew Divoff (A Low Down Dirty Shame, Toy Soldiers, Another 48 Hrs.), Aida Turturro (Sleepers, Angie, Junior, What About Bob?), David Gianopoulos (Airforce One, Under Siege II, Candyman II) and Tim Thomerson (Air America, Trancers, Nemesis, Rhinestone).

I liked the plot, but the characters should have been better developed. This movie could have been greatly improved by using better actors. Mitchell Cox needs more acting lessons. Cox doesn't fit the "hero" image - completely unbelievable. Andrew Divoff, the best actor in the entire film, is always a good villain. Wish we could have seen more of him! Better yet, he would have made a great hero. Save your money for another movie.

I wasn't interested in any of the characters and I thought the actress that portrayed Chan was totally unconvincing. Divoff is usually pretty reliable but he doesn't have much to work with here - he might as well have been doing a lackluster version of the character "Luis Cali" he portrayed in "Toy Soldiers". The fight scenes didn't even touch on believability.

Yo, action packed! This flick has big commedy and cool fight scenes and an off road motorcycle chace in the city! What else has this director done?

The concept of blowing up the Statue of Liberty was pretty cool. I thought the plot was interesting and the characters were fun to watch.

One of the best movies I have ever seen that I had never heard about before! Surprisingly thoughtful script for an action film.

I thought the story was good and it kept me guessing because of all of the twists and turns. I especially liked the hotel room stuff. It reminded me of True Romance and Reservior Dogs.

Intriguing protagonist, compelling story, and some cool stunts makes me wonder how I missed this one in the theaters. An attempt to Blow up the Statue of Liberty...never seen that before. Not a bad flick for a Friday night.