It would benefit these low budget action films to have a simple plot with
minimal cast, but they are always convoluted and crammed with as many
recognizable faces and names as possible. Even with a large cast, the story is
never simple. It is always filled with a great many unnecessary scenes of
serious-faced men proving how tough they are by the way they scowl. And when
the action finally does arrive, it is never as impressive as you might hope. This
may have something to do with the cast of veteran action actors who were in
their prime two decades ago.
Ignore the list
of actors starring in this movie, such as Steven Seagal, Ving Rhames and Danny
Trejo. They are all in this film, but can be considered no more than supporting
actors to martial arts superstar Bren Foster, who is able to bring youth and
speed to the action sequences while struggling to take a stab at the acting
portion of the job. Foster stars as a hitman who is disgraced and dismissed by
his mob boss, Mr. Alexander (Seagal), after a prison hit goes wrong. Years
later he has the chance to redeem himself when he gets caught in the middle of
a gang war with Mr. Alexander and a gangster known as ‘The Iceman’ (Rhames).
What isn’t
unnecessarily convoluted is unbelievably predictable in Force of Execution. This is nowhere near a good film, but it is
also not bad enough to be memorable in any way. Instead, this is just a
momentary distraction that you will not enjoy while you watch it and hardly
remember once you have finished it. In other words, this film will eradicate 99
minutes of your life, like a black hole of entertainment. The Blu-ray special
features include a featurette about the story.
Entertainment Value:
4/10
Quality of Filmmaking:
3/10
Historical
Significance: 1/10
Disc Features: 3/10
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