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Tuesday, 23 December 2014

Back in Action (1993)

Roddy Piper and Billy Blanks fly flags for athletes/sportsmen turned actors. Roddy is a tough but sensitive cop that gets to wrestle once or twice. Billy has no such constraints and gets to kick and kick his way through almost the entire film while trying to rescue his asshole sister from her stupid self. I'd have let the thankless, selfish bitch go her own way but Billy's an ex-special forces brother, so it’s his duty to interfere. Even moustachioed twin thugs are no match for his fast-as-fuck footwork.
It’s a WYSIWYG action movie from start to finish imbued with just enough warmth to keep the brain from freezing over.
If you think the cover art is bad, google the alternatives. But at least the correct name is above the corresponding person each time.

2 dozen conveniently placed cardboard boxes out of 5

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