An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs and discovers that he was framed for wrong-doings by a corrupt cop.
Acting
Rooker commits to absurdity with the intensity of a man who needs rent money.
Practical Effects
Explosions and fights that clearly blew most of the $50 budget.
Writing
Dialogue so bad it loops back around to quotable genius.
Director
Roger Nygard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of four action films Rooker made in 1996 alone, cementing his 'that guy from everything' status before The Walking Dead made him a household name.
The film awkwardly straddles two 90s obsessions: direct-to-video action and Western fascination with Yakuza tropes, resulting in a movie that feels like it was written by feeding those keywords into a machine.
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