Jack Armstrong stars as a Sean a 20 something martial artist who finds an alien suit and becomes a super hero who fights alien creatures, meanwhile CIA agent Mark Hamill is putting 2 and 2 together, also The Guyver's girlfriends father who was killed by the corporate types also want the suit. The Guyver has just too much plot and yet at the same time it feels juvenile and silly. I remember watching this and being very disappointed that Mark Hamill wasn't the star, in fact it was the biggest letdown as Armstrong is a blah hero. In hindsight on rewatch The Guyver is a victim of being made before it's time. The special effects are pretty impressive and the monster vs Guyver battles are fun and it's nice to see Michael Berryman and Re-Animator's David Gale and of course Luke Skywalker, but the problem here is that the tone is all over the map and the film follows a rather predictable action flick format. Indeed the movie I was most reminded of was the Dolph Lundgren Punisher which I recommended, both share a similar cheesy feel, but where as that one worked as an adequate action/anti-hero flick, this one has too much plot getting in the way of the action and it has to be said how Armstrong is no action star and not a really much of an actor. I feel like this was made in the wrong decade, as the 80s would've yielded an action orientated flick while if made now would be done with an attention to detail to the superhero angle and would work really well. As it is, I was entertained, but you feel like it could've been better. So, an interesting failure, I guess, but also a guilty pleasure.
* * Out Of 4-(Fair)
