A black ops unit goes to middle east after a terrorist. They are betrayed and their operative is caught. Later, unit leader starts an investigation. Meanwile the enemy offers the operative a chance for revenge against his superiors.
Acting
Corbin Bernsen as a senator? Instant camp value.
Direction
Wynorski's 'serious' phase — fascinating disaster.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI explosion work hits different.
Director
Jim Wynorski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jim Wynorski typically directed softcore and creature features; this was his rare 'prestige' action attempt. It shows.
The 2000 release date places this squarely in post-Cold War, pre-9/11 action cinema — bald eagles and vague Middle Eastern threats as far as the eye can see.
US
