I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
... View MoreThis is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
... View MoreOne of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
... View MoreThe storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
... View MoreWhat a bore fest... Honestly i expect this kind of movie from Steven Seagal in recent years, but so far MJW had done very good movies with small budgets. Movies like Blood and Bone, Undisputed 2, Never Back Down 2 and 3, even lower budget like Falcon Rising or Skin Trade had some very good fights. He even shine in Arrow despite having a small role...But then this... Wow. OK how to start? This is low budget, like VERY low budget. From the music which look like its coming straight from a 1985 movie to the cheap CGI blood effects and gun fights. There is not much money for explosions, car chases or even decent action scenes. I could overlook all of this if the story was solid with decent hand to hand combat. After all, Michael Jai White is the lead...But nop... the few fighting scenes there are, and when i say few i mean barely none, are badly filmed and disappointing. Michael is still a top notch on screen fighter, it should be easy to film him but the director clearly lacks talent. The story is extremely simple, cliché, with not much to offer either. All of this make for a dull and boring movie.What about Steve Austin? He is on the cover... Well you could pretty much remove his role from the movie and it wouldn't change anything at all. I feel he owned a service to somebody and therefore agreed to have his name put on this for a short screen time and nothing major to do. Probably to gather to the wrestling fans or something.This is not the first time Michael and Steve shoot a movie together, they did in Tactical Force and honestly, that movie was a low budget action flick with nothing original or exceptional to offer, but man was it 5 times more entertaining than this movie...Chain of Commands really is one of the most disappointing movies i saw in recent years, considering the on screen beast that can be Michael Jai White. Such a shame.
... View MoreThis movie.. it's hard to even call it that.. is awful. I didn't even make it 30 minutes into the film. I don't know where to start. The acting is terrible. The supporting actors are distracting bad. The directing is bad. The music is cheesy and detracts from the already hard to watch scenes. The camera work is bad. This movie is not believable at all. In fact.. This reminds me of something some teenagers might make for a drama class. There is absolutely nothing redeeming about this film.This movie is a waste of time and money. I'm glad it only cost me 3 bucks to rent it.
... View MoreThe director must have been very ignorant of the cast he had. In fact, without the names of the cast no one would see this movie! At the disposal of the director was one of the world's top martial artist who hardly ever fights in the movie. Whatever short fights the movie has with MJ Whitereally is awful and was poorly choreographed. Steve Austin never lifts a hand and never fights in this movie. I wasted money buying the DVD. Don't watch this movie. It is really bad and it was not a small budget that made this movie terrible. It was poor directing! This movie deserves a negative three on the voting scale!The story was poorly developed. The characters of the movie were not used to their full potential. The photography was cheap and so was the sound. The story line was mainstream and nothing new. Civilian police force seems nonexistent in this world created in Ohio. Those who at least expect to see MJ White show his fighting skills will one hundred percent be disappointed. Fansof Steve Austin will be one hundred percent disappointed. Watching this movie will disappoint anyone one hundred percent.
... View MoreI'm a fan of Michael Jai White and he's a decent actor in some things - The Dark knight but his real drawing point is his fighting skill like in Undisputed 2 and Blood and Bone so I expected lots of cool fighting amongst low budget B movie fun. I didn't get that. This movie contains very little action and does not do a good job of showcasing White's skills which I find stupid considering the people who are going to watch this movie will want to see that.The plot isn't all that bad to be honest, but it's just not backed up with anything meaningful. The director fails to create any tension or excitement which makes the short running time, 88 minutes really drag. Steve Austin looks like he would be an awesome match up, a huge imposing guy and the idea that he goes toe to toe with White was an exciting prospect. But here he looks out of shape and he's supposed to a deadly assassin. A missed opportunity.
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