The Messenger

O.K. Messagero, 2 is a.k.a. Messenger of Death (UK video title) This film has certainly put Fred Williamson's directing talents into the bin.

Basically, this film is about Jake Sebastian Turner (Former Vietnam Vet turned thief) has just been released from prison. As he comes out, he has a reunion with Sabrina (his girlfriend) on his homecoming. Things don't go as according to plan when drug mobsters threaten Sabrina's life but she gets gunned down whilst coming home from a party. Destined to seek revenge, Jake meets up with a sadistic millionaire Paul Gielgud who pays him $500,000 to get the people responsible for Sabrina's death as well as Gielgud's nephew Luigi.

Jake travels to Chicago as well as Hollywood bumping each mobster one by one not realising the Feds are also on his trail. As he finishes the job, Jake now finds that someone has put a contract out on him. But who..?

This film is worth a watch but I must say, I was a bit appalled with the music score, editing and the action scene which makes the viewer somehow well confused. I was confused about the whole thing. If you want to see it, by all means do so..!

I'll start by saying that artistically, this movie is complete and total trash. Aside from that it is one of the most entertaining and funniest movies I have ever seen. All the actors are hilariously inept, the action sequences are entirely nonsensical and poorly done, and there is much needless and often random nudity. From the first scene (where we learn the main character is a jazz musician, ex soldier, cat burglar extraordinaire) onward the fun doesn't let up. A few favorite scenes include the excruciatingly long sex scene between Fred Williamson and Sandy Cummings and, Fred Williamson demonstrating his amazing Karate Chop Action with a flying jump kick off the roof of a small shed. Fred Williamson's part is laughably macho (but what can you expect when he wrote, directed, and produced the movie,) and gives the movie almost infinite replay value.

I don't what this other reviewer talking about. The score for this movie is one of my favorites.

People may think I am high with this rating but I rate on how true a film is to it's intended audience and drama. First the score and effects. Maybe cheesy 80's trash but I say indicative of a movie trying to be hip but true to blaxploitation roots in a coming hiphop age. The action too was formulaic but looking deeper it was some of Williamson's best. A Spaghetti western in blaxploitation package.

This was a porno gone drastically wrong. Tacky music a bad plot and some nudity. (not that I mind) the music remind me of bump and grind on old 70's porn and the plot simple wasn't there. Badly acted by nearly everyone in it. It seemed they were just champing at the bit to get the paycheck. The only good part was played by Cameron Mitchell who proved he could act no matter how bad the script. The part of Sabrina could have been good but was too short to be enjoyable and too tritely played as if the actress was aware her screen time was minimal so bad was good and the heck with the rest.

It's not a huge surprise to know that Fred Williamson is in this years latest bit of camp Starsky and Hutch.