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I remember when Gary Daniels was a rising star in the B movie industry in the 1990s. Since that period, I've hardly seen him in any movies at all, though he's kept working steadily. When I found this particular effort of his on Netflix, I decided to give it a look to see how he's been doing lately. Though judged from this movie, it doesn't seem like he's doing very well. I realize that Daniels is now in his early 50s, an age where it's harder for a martial arts actor to find quality projects, but he surely could have done better than this ultra low budget Mexican effort. It is a really crudely made exercise, with really bad cinematography and rock bottom production values. The script is even worse, with important scenes or linking footage missing, leading to a garbled story. Also, the so-called twists in the story will be no surprise to any viewer. As for the action, the martial art sequences are mediocre at best, and flat at their worst. The gunplay scenes are even worse. You'd be much better off looking in thrift stores for copies of Daniels' 1990 efforts instead of this absolutely pathetic effort.

Unless you count it as a surprise that the previews 3 reviews of this movie claim to have spoilers. Only read one of them from someone who seems to be a fan of Gary Daniels. And if you are of a certain age, you may have seen some of his movies too. You may also be wondering why he didn't become bigger. Then again, you may also realize that he probably made a lot of bad decisions.

This movie is one of them. While it may have read nice on paper, this seems to come straight out of the mind of a 6 year old. Don't get me wrong, kids do have great ideas too obviously. This is not one of those cases. The script is riddled with inconsistencies, the acting if you can call it that is below average at best (with Daniels being the top dog) and an overall tension span that is so weak you may fall asleep ... Action scenes are ok if you are being kind ... and haven't seen any martial arts movie in the last decade.

Obviously this all also boils down to budget and maybe the director may have more to offer. In this case though I highly and strongly recommend not watching this

Gary Daniels was a great fighter in the day and at 57 he's in excellent shape still but the fight choreography in this film is shockingly bad. Very slow and obviously choreographed. Acting is somewhat plastic. Daniels would be more suited to more credible fight choreographers for his fights and also bigger directors . Can't recommend this sadly.

Nicely directed,no shaky cam,well edited. Simple story to follow, nothing new, decent action cheography, Gary daniels has still got it and does well in the lead aswell as the action scenes. Supporting actors all do fine, just lacking budget which is a shame could have been better.

Overall a decent action film and for die hard gary daniels fans.