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Special Forces Reviews

2002
1 hr 24 mins
Action & Adventure
R

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Brash renegade CIA agent Rick Halsey (Daniel Bernhardt) assembles a crack team of special forces operatives to rescue a Russian nuclear scientist (Marina Mogilevskaja) held in a fortified mental institution behind enemy lines. She knows the whereabouts of a rogue nuclear missile about to be sold to a Middle Eastern government. With his team's knowledge of hand weapons, aircraft, artillery, languages, disguises, and psychology, it should be easy to slip into Russia, release the scientist and then track down the bomb. But can they do it before it's too late?

Reviewed By: Buzz McClain

This impressive, if modest, variation of The Dirty Dozen is amazingly zippy entertainment, with polished action set pieces climaxing every sequence. The abundance of ordinance that's detonated in this production is enough to satisfy most action fans, but an engaging cast, Hong Kong-style martial arts, target-rich battle scenes, and a pedal-to-the-medal story put it over the top. There's an impressive helicopter battle, a nifty tank fight, espionage intrigue, and lots of things that go boom to amuse the undemanding action fan. Originally called "Black Sea Raid" in 1997, the biggest drawback is the murky film stock which makes every scene far darker than it should be.