Dolph Lundgren plays an ex-Green Beret Captain who now lives in Inner Mongolia because the liquor is cheap, the laws are loose, and the women are willing. That might be great for him but for us, the film is cheap, the logic is loose, and the fight scenes are appalling. The fight scenes here are almost as bad as Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 2 or Matt Damon in the Bourne Ultimatum. It’s particularly sad because, unlike those other actors, Dolph can fight. This whole film is bad, woefully bad, and yet I couldn’t stop watching it.
Dolph used to be good fun in films, maybe not as He-Man in Masters of the Universe, but certainly as the evil Russian in Rocky IV or the evil Russian in Red Scorpion. Of course the role of Russian action star has since been taken over by Russia’s Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin. But Dolph was even good when not playing an evil Russian in Dark Angel, The Punisher, Showdown in Little Tokyo, Universal Soldier, and The Minion. Dolph is perhaps the greatest Swedish export ever, even greater than IKEA. It’s sad that he has been reduced to making films that aren’t worthy of his presence. As you can see from the pictures, Dolph has come a long way in his career.
Dolph used to be good fun in films, maybe not as He-Man in Masters of the Universe, but certainly as the evil Russian in Rocky IV or the evil Russian in Red Scorpion. Of course the role of Russian action star has since been taken over by Russia’s Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin. But Dolph was even good when not playing an evil Russian in Dark Angel, The Punisher, Showdown in Little Tokyo, Universal Soldier, and The Minion. Dolph is perhaps the greatest Swedish export ever, even greater than IKEA. It’s sad that he has been reduced to making films that aren’t worthy of his presence. As you can see from the pictures, Dolph has come a long way in his career.
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