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Dark Angel
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner gets killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene...
Release : | 1990 |
Rating : | 6.1 |
Studio : | Epic Productions, Vision International, Vision PDG, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Assistant Property Master, |
Cast : | Dolph Lundgren Brian Benben Betsy Brantley Matthias Hues Jay Bilas |
Genre : | Horror Action Thriller Crime Science Fiction |
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The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.
Jack Caine (Dolph Lundgren) is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner gets killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene... Along with F.B.I. agent Lawrence Smith, the two investigate a spate of mysterious deaths; normal non-junkies dying of massive heroin overdoses and bearing the same horrific puncture marks on the forehead. This, coupled with Caine's own evidence, indicates an alien force is present on the streets of Houston, killing and gathering stocks of a rare drug found only in the brain... Caine is used to fighting the toughest of criminals, but up to now they've all been human. Dark Angel or I Come in Peace is a 90's underrated action/thriller film starring Dolph Lundgren and i gotta say this film surprised me a lot it had a pretty cool villain who was very interesting, Lundgren was pretty cool and the film has a pretty cool ending fight sequence it's not one of the best action films from the 90's but it's really one of the most underrated ones of that time.
Hollywood briefly tried to turn Dolph Lundgren into the next Arnold or Sly after his breakout role in 'Rocky IV', but sadly it just never happened and he was soon relegated to straight-to-video land. It's a shame really, because though he lacks Arnold's natural charisma, he's certainly got more range than Steven Segal, a contemporary whose career did take off.'I come In Peace' (known everywhere outside of North America as 'Dark Angel' for some odd reason) is easily Dolph's best feature film (as the lead). It's a sci-fi buddy cop movie with a premise that falls apart under even the slightest scrutiny, but Lundgren and co-star Brian Benben have good chemistry and the script is occasionally witty.And because it's the 80s (well, 1990), what are the odds that it ends with a joke/freeze frame/feel good rock song? 'bout a %100
Jack Caine is a Houston cop who's mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning.Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Manning, his partner gets killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene.Along with F.B.I. agent Smith, the two investigate a spate of mysterious deaths; normal people dying of massive heroin overdoses and bearing the same horrific puncture marks on the forehead.This, coupled with Caine's own evidence, indicates an alien force is present on the streets of Houston, killing and gathering stocks of a rare drug found only in the brain...In the late eighties, early nineties, stars like Van Damme, Seagal, and Lundgren had moderate success at the box office. The movies were not for everyones palate, but if you were a fan of eighties action, you were sold straight away.This has to be Lundgrens best stand alone feature, it's high concept, exciting, and most of all, a lot of fun.The man can't act at all, which is clearly evident when he finds his partner dead. But your not watching this for the performances, your watching this to see a huge alien with funny eyes shooting a CD from his sleeve, and run like he has lots of springs in his shoes.Considering it's age, and the synth soundtrack by Jan Hammer, it's aged really well, and it's one of those action movies that just gets better with every viewing..
It could have been just a drug-related cop thriller where "the bad guy" could have possessed much of the appearance and skills he used as an alien; the sci-fi addition gives some awkward undertone as there were no state-of-the-art technical solutions available in the end of 1980ies. The plot is OK (with several influences from Terminator, though) and the cast beginning with Dolph Lundgren (Houston cop Jack Caine) and Matthias Hues (extra-terrestrial drug dealer Talec) get the most out of it. The ending is a bit trivial and abrupt, but does not spoil the overall picture. If you like movies with Lundgren, you will know what to expect and you will hardly be disappointed, although it is not among the best ones.