Robert Mandel directs Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson and Marc Anthony in this action thriller where a military trained killer poses as a substitute teacher to get revenge on the gang bangers who kneecapped his girlfriend.

Dangerous Minds Meets Death Wish with lurches at the Willem Dafoe subplot from Clear And Present Danger. The narrative erupts wildly. Instead of Berenger’s mercenary taking down a gang of youths, he actually uncovers a drug running conspiracy that goes all the way to the top. Steroid camp. The action is dumb, there are way too many characters and William Forsythe isn’t in it as often as he needs to be. But when he is… boy oh boy… he is unpredictable. Keeps ripping off the score from The Fugitive. Squirrely enough to be watchable.

5

Perfect Double Bill: 187 (1997)

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