Missão de Justiça

This movie (with the alternate title "Martial Law 3" for some reason) introduced me to Jeff Wincott for the first time. And it was a great introduction. Although I had never heard of him before, he seemed to be an excellent fighter. The action scenes in this movie are GREAT! There are lots of them too, by the way. The recruit fight at the Peacekeepers HQ is especially good. There's just something about one single guy beating the crap out of a bunch of people that's really fun. And for the rest of the cast: Brigitte Nielsen was a good choice for the villain. Roles like this fits her (but others don't). Matthias Hues also did a good job, as always. He's a great fighter and macho-like character, and was a good rival for Wincott in this movie.

Not a bad movie overall...a decent plot & story(B grade stuff). Entertaining enough to keep interest(at least for me) but nothing you will most likely remember for very long after or watch again. Some decent action scenes though, the garage fight scene is memorable & 1 of the longer fights.

I saw this movie quite a few years ago, but the part that makes this movie stick with me and stand out...is the gauntlet/stick fighting scene. That scene, I have re-watched a few times. I didn't expect that scene and was quite happy with how it was done!

If your unsure of this movie...at least check it out for the gauntlet. A must see scene in my opinion.

Despite being titled "Martial Law III" in the US, "Mission of Justice" has nothing to do with the two previous "Martial Law" films - Jeff Wincott appears in the second one, but as a different character. Unlike those two films, the focus here stays almost exclusively on the male star (Wincott), who has three extended fight scenes among the smaller ones. His female cop partner Karen Sheperd is limited to a small supporting role and gets only one extended fight (Karen also sports an unflattering haircut that hides her beauty). The story begins well, but wears out in the second half. However, Wincott is good at projecting intensity and anger, and there are enough hard-hitting, bone-crunching fight scenes to keep most fans of this genre satisfied. Rent it before you buy it. (**)

Kurt Harris ('Jeff Wincott) is the kind of police officer who beats the bad guys, then contemplates later. His partner Lynne Steel (martial arts supremo Karen Sheperd) is proficient in beating the bad guys. Kurt's hair trigger temper finally gets him kicked out of the force and he becomes an employee of mayor in waiting Dr. Rachel Larkin (Brigitte Nielsen), who heads a group called the 'Peacemaker' - a vigilante style group within the local community. Kurt becomes the group's protector, however, he has his own agenda - to avenge his best buddy Cedric's death. He suspects Dr Larkin and her team are behind this. It soon becomes apparent that the doctor's motivations aren't all that law abiding and her false posturing as an anti-crime campaigner is merely a front for an altogether more sinister organisation...

Though he lacks a bit of personality, Jeff Wincott fights very well and acts adequately in this action-packed Martial arts film that was meant to be the third Martial Law entry with Cynthia Rothrock, however, she pulled out and was replaced by an equally skilled Karen Shephard. There's plenty of well-staged fights - highlight being the mechanic garage sequence - and enough villainy henchmen to keep the good guys busy. Brigitte Neilson does well as the villainess. The plot is good, and passes the time adequately. The negative point is that some of violence can be brutal such as a man beating a woman to death.

Jeff Wincott plays a cop who infiltrates the "Mission" to see what is really going on. From the outside it looks like a peace keeping group of martial arts trained civilians, but Brigette Nielson has other agendas. Wincott does a respectable job in this movie, but as it is called Mission of Justice:Martial Law III, I expected more. The previous two movies featured Cynthia Rothrock and it almost seemed like they threw in Neilson as a replacement gratuitous blonde. If Cynthia had been in this one it would get higher marks, but without her I give it 6/10 rating. It's probably worth seeing once, but don't expect it to WOW you twice!