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'To The Limit' is one of two action flicks Anna Nicole Smith did for PM in the 90's. Unlike 'Skyscraper' it's not an awful 'Die Hard' clone nor does she get the most screentime despite top billing. Whenever or not this is false advertising or a blessing is up to you. However she still gets naked a bunch in a plot that wasn't nearly as bad as I expected.

Mob boss Frank DaVinci (Joey Travolta) is targeted for death by a hit squad on his wedding day, but survives. At the same time, CIA agents Colette (ANS) & China (Michael Nouri) are supposed to be taken out by a car bomb that only kills the latter. Rogue CIA chief Jameson (Jack Bannon) wants both of them dead and the retrieval of a computer disc that could see his exploits finally exposed.

The story is a little disjointed and obviously carried out cheaply, but I can't pretend to be upset about it's quality or lack thereof. Anna was no actress yet comes off decent (better than 'Skyscraper') and looks great here. Nouri has a few scenes, b-movie fans will recognize Branscombe Richmond and David Proval (UHF, Sopranos). What you might not know (I didn't until afterwards) is this was a sequel to b-movie 'Da Vinci's War' involving a lot of the same cast.

First fifteen mins of 'To The Limit' supply three gratuitous bits of female nudity (two by ANS) and okay gunplay. More nudity including a shower for Smith and quite a few explosions. I had to pause the movie when Anna has sex with Travolta because I was laughing so hard. Wait until a CD-ROM gets put to killer use too. Laughs, boobs make this a fun trip.

This is a movie without meaning.

To The Limit is a poor production: no plot, no budget and no real acting. So the makers provided an eye-catcher - rubenesque actress Anna Nicole Smith.

And that´s it. If You like to waste your time watching:

• closeups of the best parts of Anna Nicole Smith

• totals of rubensque parts of her

• a movie without meaning nor sense

• lousy characters

• useless dialogues

• same for the action (if ever)

this is the movie for You.

Otherwise don´t watch it. Don´t even think about it.

Because there isn´t anything in it.

Looking for a porn flick but don't dare to rent one because the clerk is a girl? Longing for grotesque silicone breasts that look like weather balloons? Don't really care whether the plot seems to be added after the film was shot? Grab this one and run home. But, I must warn you. If you want even the slightest glimmer of intelligence, wit or good taste to appear for just a second, you'll be disappointed. This film has absolutely none of it.

OK, Playmate Rebecca Ferrati keeps her clothes on, but at least a dozen pair of "no-Playmate" tits are shown as compensation. Isn't that a must for a good, twisty plot???

And the greatest Playmate of them all (at least in one way) is excellent casted as the super agent suffering from "dirtyfobic" - she has to bath ones and take a shower ones. (And make love (er?) twice...)

Of course this movie is a turkey, I would have been disappointed (and very, very surprised) if it wasn't. And you'll get everything you can expect: bad acting, strained twists in a strained plot in a strained script, a lot of action scenes (a few of them are quiet good (!)), a lot of titties, and Anna Nicole Smith. If that's what you want, you won't be disappointed. But if you are the kind of person who's gonna analyze this movie, and complain about the bad directing or the lack of logic in the story, I'll call you pathetic. Because it is like complaining about the lack of car chases in "The Lord of The Rings".

I had the misfortune of catching this at one of the low-quality cable channels a while ago. And i was astounded at how bad it was. I can't say that i expected a cinematic experience of note either, but the only thing taken to the limit here is how much junk the viewer can endure.

The plot with Anna-Nicole Smith as an ex-CIA agent feels thinner than paper. But the execution is even worse. This is part soft-core porn, looking like something out of a Playboy-video, and part lousy zero-budget action flick. Who is the intended audience for something like this?! Do we even want to know?! This is like a manual in horrible film-making. Truly not worth watching for anyone. I rate this 1/10, but only because no lower grade was available.