

A man finds out that he was brainwashed to kill an important government official.
Acting
Heather Langenkamp deserves better, gives her all anyway.
Practical Effects
Charming low-budget explosions and suspiciously empty sets.
Writing
Dialogue that actively fights against human speech patterns.

Director
Fred Olen Ray
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fred Olen Ray directed over 150 films, mostly direct-to-video, earning him the nickname 'The Ed Wood of the 90s.' This is somehow not an insult in his fan circles.
This arrived during peak 'Manchurian Candidate' revival era—except while the original paranoia thrillers interrogated Cold War anxiety, this one mostly interrogates how long you can stretch a parking garage set.