Routine action =Korean-style
My review was written in June 1988 after watching the film on Forum video cassette.
Bearing the novelty of being a U. S. action film made by transplanted South Korean filmmakers, "Silent Assassins" is an okay time-killer that has gone the direct-to-video route.
Sam Jones (he gets his J. Middle initial back in the end credits) stars as an L. A. cop out to avenge the death of his partner at the hands of an ex-CIA operative Kendrick (Gustav Vintas). To get to the villain, he teams up with a Korean (Jun Chong) whose niece was kidnapped in the incident and a kendo expert (Phillipo Rhee). Kendrick also has kidnapped a scientist trying to get a secret formula that would threaten the world with deadly chemical-biological war.
Pic boasts good plot progressions and action scenes, resulting in a sinister open ending. One problem is that co-star Linda Blair, cast as Jones' tough girlfriend, has little to do. More impressive here is former Playboy magazine model Rebecca Ferrati, as a statuesque villainess. Co-stars Chong and Rhee also produced the film and handled the fight scenes.
Bearing the novelty of being a U. S. action film made by transplanted South Korean filmmakers, "Silent Assassins" is an okay time-killer that has gone the direct-to-video route.
Sam Jones (he gets his J. Middle initial back in the end credits) stars as an L. A. cop out to avenge the death of his partner at the hands of an ex-CIA operative Kendrick (Gustav Vintas). To get to the villain, he teams up with a Korean (Jun Chong) whose niece was kidnapped in the incident and a kendo expert (Phillipo Rhee). Kendrick also has kidnapped a scientist trying to get a secret formula that would threaten the world with deadly chemical-biological war.
Pic boasts good plot progressions and action scenes, resulting in a sinister open ending. One problem is that co-star Linda Blair, cast as Jones' tough girlfriend, has little to do. More impressive here is former Playboy magazine model Rebecca Ferrati, as a statuesque villainess. Co-stars Chong and Rhee also produced the film and handled the fight scenes.
- lor_
- Apr 29, 2023