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Good direct-to-video action movie!

Alex | Dublin, PA USA | 07/15/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This direct-to-video release is an entertaining movie, although it suffers from a low budget and less-than-stellar acting. The movie's plot is centered on Hank Thomas (played by Dale Midkiff), an Air Force pilot who loses his best friend and wingman in a tragic accident during a routine mission. After being blamed for this accident by his superiors and spending three years out of the Air Force, Hank is recruited by a group of specialists to hijack a government top secret weapon that was responsible for many tragic losses. However, Hank soon learns that these people have another agenda, and it's up to him to stop their plans. Although the story is somewhat routine, the movie also features an "X-Files" twist: home video footage of these government planes and weapons are taken by paranoid people who believe the government is experimenting with aliens and alien spacecraft. The visual effects are pretty good despite budget restrictions, and the swift cutting back and forth between the main story and this "home video footage" is clever. The movie features many familiar faces, including Judd Nelson, Cliff Robertson, and even William Shatner (who chews up the scenery). This is a movie worth checking out because it is somewhat different from standard by-the-numbers action films."