Retrograde (2004)

Retrograde (2004) -* *

Directed By: Christopher Kulikowski

Starring: Dolph Lundgren and Gary Daniels










Dolph In Space!

So far unreleased in the U.S., (almost with good reason). It's for die-hard Dolph fans (like myself) only.

Retrograde is about John Foster (Lundgren) who has to stop a bunch of bad guys who are trying to take over a boat in the future. Yes, that sounds like a poor plot and it is, but deep down it looks like they were trying. The budget is low and the special effects are cheap, but Dolph and Gary put in decent performances.

The movie's worst sin was to not pit Dolph and Gary Daniels' characters to a fight to the death. That would've been awesome.

To tell you the truth, if you liked Direct Action you won't like Retrograde, unless you are a Dolph superfan.



Comeuppance Review by: Ty

The Detonator (2006)

 The Detonator (2006) -* *

Directed By: Po-Chih Leong

Starring: Wesley Snipes and Silvia Colloca











Poor Wesley Trent Snipes. He can't catch a break. With his recent tax troubles and movie career down the drain, all he can do is make cheap Romanian action movies. If all the action stars (Seagal, Snipes, Lundgren, and Van Damme) are in Romania, when are they gonna team up and make the ultimate action flick?



In The Detonator, Snipes plays Sonnie Griffith, a secret agent whose newest job is to protect Nadia Cominski (Colloca) from gangsters and corrupt police. That's it. The action scenes are entertaining but once again Snipes looks disinterested in the proceedings. Silvia Colloca was hired to look sexy and she does it well. The biggest problem is the laziness brought onboard by Wesley: He doesn't care, and he took the Seagal route and dubbed his voice. Half of the time it doesn't sound like Snipes, just a poor impersonator. Hey, on the bright side, at least we're boosting Romania's economy.

Overall, it's a decent one time watch, but I think it's a step down from 7 Seconds (2005) and Unstoppable (2004)




Comeuppance Review by: Ty