When I heard Brian Thompson had starred in an action movie I was very interested in checking it out.
As others have noted, he has a manner of speaking lines which is either unintentionally amusing or brilliantly sardonic. You can't be sure but that is what makes it so enjoyable.
The movie plot is absurd and yet played serious.
The first half hour or so is a barrage of ridiculously funny lines spoken without jest.
There's a mercenary with a UK accent who gets some of the best lines like: "Ladies! Ladies! You're behaving like trashy tarts in a hair salon."
The later half is along the lines of a standard action film and it is well shot and choreographed with some big explosions. There is a stunt man hanging from a helicopter scene which looks very dangerous.
The notable guest stars like Jose Ferrer and George Kennedy do their standard professional effort with what they have--but the highlight as others mentioned is the scene between Thompson and Oliver Reed. I think it shows Thompson is very savvy with performance--it reminds me that it was him in the Terminator who first notices a naked Arnie walking towards them and says: "what's wrong with this picture?"
As others have noted, he has a manner of speaking lines which is either unintentionally amusing or brilliantly sardonic. You can't be sure but that is what makes it so enjoyable.
The movie plot is absurd and yet played serious.
The first half hour or so is a barrage of ridiculously funny lines spoken without jest.
There's a mercenary with a UK accent who gets some of the best lines like: "Ladies! Ladies! You're behaving like trashy tarts in a hair salon."
The later half is along the lines of a standard action film and it is well shot and choreographed with some big explosions. There is a stunt man hanging from a helicopter scene which looks very dangerous.
The notable guest stars like Jose Ferrer and George Kennedy do their standard professional effort with what they have--but the highlight as others mentioned is the scene between Thompson and Oliver Reed. I think it shows Thompson is very savvy with performance--it reminds me that it was him in the Terminator who first notices a naked Arnie walking towards them and says: "what's wrong with this picture?"