Being in the mood for an easy going,Italian Crime film,I was pleased to recently get hold of a near forgotten movie from 1990,which along with hopefully having some thrilling Crime moments,would also give me a chance to take a look at the work of Enzo G. Castellari for the very first time.
The plot:
Ever since having left his war buddies and his long term partner in Jamaica,Hammer has been staying completely focused on taking down the many gangs of Miami.Getting a sight for sore eyes,Hammer is surprised when an old war buddy of his called Greg appears,telling him that he needs to urgently speak to him.Telling him that some serious trouble is starting in Jamaica related to powerful drug gangs the are attempting to "rule" the area's that his war buddies currently reside at,Hammer promise Greg that although he will not go back to Jamaica,he will do everything he can to help out with the problem in Miami.Shortly after leaving Greg,Hammer gets the sickening image of a group of hit men murdering Greg in his car.Angered by having witnessed one of his best friends get brutally killed,Hammer decides that he will go to Jamaica to get revenge for Greg and to also discover the troubles that all of his former war buddies are currently facing.
View on the film:
Kicking off the proceedings with a car chase which ends with both cars hitting dozens of cardboard boxes,writer/director Enzo G. Castellari seems determined to include every done to death,straight to Video Action cliché possible,with Hammerhead never being given a real threat,as Castellari shows him knock down all of the gangsters like a bowling ball.Leaving something very much to be desired in his directing,Castellari does thankfully display a real flair with the films screenplay,as a good last minute twist shows that the drugs sold by the gangs have been right under Hammer's eyes ,(or nose!) and also giving the two main actresses (the cute Melonee Rodgers and the wild Donna Rosea) roles which are strongly connected to the movies plot,as Hammer's far from mere push-over former partner,and an increasingly dangerous looking Femme Fatale make sure the actresses never become left in the tool box,as Hammer gets involved in disappointingly uneventful battles.
The plot:
Ever since having left his war buddies and his long term partner in Jamaica,Hammer has been staying completely focused on taking down the many gangs of Miami.Getting a sight for sore eyes,Hammer is surprised when an old war buddy of his called Greg appears,telling him that he needs to urgently speak to him.Telling him that some serious trouble is starting in Jamaica related to powerful drug gangs the are attempting to "rule" the area's that his war buddies currently reside at,Hammer promise Greg that although he will not go back to Jamaica,he will do everything he can to help out with the problem in Miami.Shortly after leaving Greg,Hammer gets the sickening image of a group of hit men murdering Greg in his car.Angered by having witnessed one of his best friends get brutally killed,Hammer decides that he will go to Jamaica to get revenge for Greg and to also discover the troubles that all of his former war buddies are currently facing.
View on the film:
Kicking off the proceedings with a car chase which ends with both cars hitting dozens of cardboard boxes,writer/director Enzo G. Castellari seems determined to include every done to death,straight to Video Action cliché possible,with Hammerhead never being given a real threat,as Castellari shows him knock down all of the gangsters like a bowling ball.Leaving something very much to be desired in his directing,Castellari does thankfully display a real flair with the films screenplay,as a good last minute twist shows that the drugs sold by the gangs have been right under Hammer's eyes ,(or nose!) and also giving the two main actresses (the cute Melonee Rodgers and the wild Donna Rosea) roles which are strongly connected to the movies plot,as Hammer's far from mere push-over former partner,and an increasingly dangerous looking Femme Fatale make sure the actresses never become left in the tool box,as Hammer gets involved in disappointingly uneventful battles.