The Stray

The Stray is a good action thriller and i don't understand why all the bad comments are made about it. OK, so it may not have as much action as Die Hard or be as mysterious as Mystic River, but if you want a movie you can munch popcorn to and be at the edge of your seat, this is the movie for you! Michael Madsen has stunning performances in it, as well as the rest of the crew! This is basically a mysterious/action/thriller that boys will love because of the action and girls will love because of.. well, Michael Madsen! If you are very impatient, however, and like stories to start straight away, without not tensity, then better give this a miss and rent out Jackie Brown..

I saw this movie on The Movie Channel late one night a few years and although I expected far worse from a movie starring Angie Everhart and Michael Madsen, it was still a bad flick. I saw it 3AM and it seemed like perfect for that hour of the night, I saw parts of it again later and it was almost unwatchable. The movie starts off great, but ends up going downhill after 45 minutes or so. The main reason if you are a guy to see the movie is Angie Everhart. Other than that, it has nothing going for it. It's an okay thriller for its genre (direct-to-video and made-for-cable) yet a forgettable one. The somewhat intriguing premise is let down by poor writing and lackluster directing Perhaps another rewrite before shooting began could have made this movie something better. 3/10

Its hard to believe that Michael Madsen could swoop so low and make such a calamity of a movie. Didn't he pick up any tips from Tarantino during Reservoir Dogs..tut, tut, tut

First of all, the car chase at the beginning of the movie is from Basic Instinct (literally...except the inside the car shots...that for me was pretty pathetic)

As the film evolves, however, it just get worse. A poor script, bad acting and sloppy, unattractive directing is a basic summary of this movie. The music of the film is also pity-full.

Oh, by the way, the story is about this cop (Madsen) on pursuit of a killer. His partner gets killed and the killer wriggles his way into the cop's girlfriend's life. The film has a dark secret which is supposed to keep you "glued" to the screen...

My advice is don't make the same mistake I did and watch it...Just think about all the other things I could have done instead ...like make a salad or wash my dog...

This is a straight-to-DVD movie, so don't have too high expectations. The story is simple, the acting is acceptable and the action scenes are OK. It's a typical low budget B movie.

Angie Everhart plays a wealthy restaurant owner, who lost her father two months ago. Michael Madsen is an LAPD detective, who tries to catch some bad guys and he's the boyfriend of Angie. Stefan Lysenko is the stray. I'm an Angie fan, so I'm probably not the most objective guy. Not surprisingly she's gorgeous in this film too. She's always very elegant and her outfits are amazing The custome designers did a really good job. She plays the rich businesswoman role nicely. Michael Madsen was a bit out of shape here, he looks thick. I don't know this was intentional or not, but it's weird. He's not bad, but not great either. Lysenko is an unknown actor and he's acceptable. The rest of the cast is just there to fill up time.

The locations are beautiful, especially Angie's huge house. We also see the usual California sights too. The beaches, fancy restaurant and good neighborhood. The action scenes are mixed. The car chase is very bad and it's entirely from a different film. However the crossbike chase is decent.

I think this movie is only good for Angie's fans. We see her a lot and as I mentioned she's pretty eye-catching here. Otherwise this is an average B movie. If you like her and you didn't see this so far, give it a try, maybe you'll enjoy it. If you are not a fan, then avoid it.

On July 4 at the beach, a man with an Uncle Sam mask picks up a duffel bag that was dropped in a trash can as bait. All of a sudden numerous undercover cops are after him.

Uncle Sam ends up at a fireworks show and makes a few fireworks of his own.

Meanwhile, Kate Grayson--wearing a backless dress--is celebrating the reopening of her father's elegant restaurant, Grayson's, which is on the beach near a pretty lighthouse.

Kate goes home to Ben, a detective who doesn't seem ready to commit to her. After one year, he still hasn't moved any of his stuff in, and he still has his own place.

The next day Kate is driving and uses her cell phone to find out how well the restaurant did the previous night. Uh-oh! She hits someone! Never use your cell phone while driving! Gil Draper is homeless and needs a place to recover, so Kate lets him live in a storage room at her fabulous mansion. With her dollhouse and other valuable items.

Gil seems to recover fast. He's very helpful around the house, and very charming, as he tries to pay Kate back. Ben is not happy, although he does try to make friends with Gil.

Eventually, things start happening. You just knew they would. And, yes, Uncle Sam is involved. There is an exciting chase involving motorcycles. There is violence, but it's not too bad.

I can't say the movie is that good, but Stefan Lysenko gives a better performance than most. There are a few enjoyable scenes even before the weird stuff. Angie Everhart looks good, especially in her jogging outfit.

The movie starts with closeups of the dollhouse, which has a lot of intricate detail and looks really fancy. It's more like a miniature mansion. From the music, you already know this movie with be eerie. and we keep seeing that dollhouse, as if it will play some important role.

Eventually we are rewarded, sort of. It's just a Lifetime movie.