A reporter on the trail of a series of homicides uncovers a shady plot featuring an experimental drug.A reporter on the trail of a series of homicides uncovers a shady plot featuring an experimental drug.A reporter on the trail of a series of homicides uncovers a shady plot featuring an experimental drug.
Bryan J. Thomas
- James
- (as Brian Thomas)
Glen Michael Grant
- Doug
- (as Glen Grant)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Police Car is a 1998 Ford Crown Victoria.
- GoofsA shot from backseat of the van looking forward to the driver shows a Nova Scotian vehicle safety inspection sticker. The movie is set in Maine.
- Quotes
Senator Karnes: "Phase IV" is the state of mind we all live in this world. We buy everything that's advertised to us, and we believe exactly what the media tells us.
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Pretty basic...
I don't really understand all the positive comments for this movie.
Aren't people tires of slow-mo car chases ? Those might be
technically good, but they are inserted in the action without subtlety
and in a way that screams "nineties direct-to-videos !". Why start
with a car chase, when we have no idea who is being chased and
can't root for him without any background, when a poor ordinary
schmuk pursued by total strangers could be an interesting angle.
Besides, it is just an ordinary "Man who knew too much" kinda
story : bystander suddenly gets on a secret, a conspiracy wants to
shut him up, he has to get to the bottom of things to avoid being
killed. It's a sent-up of "The Fugitive" style manhunts, aloso
explored in Andrew Davis' "Chain reaction". Here, the only thing is
to find a corporate villain - here pharmaceutical companies.
Granted, this one is not the worse of the crop and Dean Cain is
convincing, but it's really a run-of-the-mill thriller with a few ideas
thrown in. Still, I have to watch it again to see if I missed
something.
Aren't people tires of slow-mo car chases ? Those might be
technically good, but they are inserted in the action without subtlety
and in a way that screams "nineties direct-to-videos !". Why start
with a car chase, when we have no idea who is being chased and
can't root for him without any background, when a poor ordinary
schmuk pursued by total strangers could be an interesting angle.
Besides, it is just an ordinary "Man who knew too much" kinda
story : bystander suddenly gets on a secret, a conspiracy wants to
shut him up, he has to get to the bottom of things to avoid being
killed. It's a sent-up of "The Fugitive" style manhunts, aloso
explored in Andrew Davis' "Chain reaction". Here, the only thing is
to find a corporate villain - here pharmaceutical companies.
Granted, this one is not the worse of the crop and Dean Cain is
convincing, but it's really a run-of-the-mill thriller with a few ideas
thrown in. Still, I have to watch it again to see if I missed
something.
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- Phroggy
- May 27, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
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