| McBain (1991) Cast:Christopher Walken, Maria Conchita Alonzo, Steve James,Michael Ironside A Vietnam vet (Walken) leads a pack of former vets into Colombia to take down an oppressive governement as a favor to the man who saved his life in Vietnam. Things blow up and the movie becomes a very silly actioner which also remains one of the stupidest action movies ever made. I remember discussing with Greywizard the enigma of Christopher Walken, to which the theory on board was that Christopher Walken loves to work so much, that he's willing to do anything, even crap if it means a free vacation or lots of money. McBain is easily one of Walken's worst movies ever. Okay maybe not as bad as Gigli but you get the idea. McBain featues terrible action choreography and in general lacks a coherent story to make any of this low budget cheese worthy for the action fan. For instance the movie starts out with Walken in Vietnam fighting in a cage match, things get even sillier when things shift to the present and Walken looks the same. The idea first of all that Walken could hold his own in a cage fight is indeed a laughable idea, I mean Walken is a great actor and although he's been in lots of action movies, the basic fact remains that he's best used as an anti-hero, mobster or villain of the peace. In other words he is woefully miscast in a role for somebody like Arnold Schwarzenegger. McBain does feature Steve James and Michael Ironside but likewise they aren't given anything to do. Indeed McBain really is a lifeless movie which shifts from ridiculousness to tedium on a regular basis. McBain also features many, many stupid moments such as when Walken shoots a helicopter down with a pistol or when Walken convinces a mobster to give him money to fund the mission. Basically this is one of the stupidest movies ever made. It's literly so dumb it makes Red Dawn and Invasion USA seem like shakesphere. D.James Glickenhaus* |