Cristi_Ciopron
This is an old-fashioned movie, although the technology has a role: the satellite used to track the Columbian facility, otherwise there are '80s rock, a Vietnamese officer and memories of the Vietnamese war, fights in the Columbian forest …. The 1st scene is of Norris teaching about Bushido and the samurai's behavior. He has a daughter who's half Vietnamese. He meets again his Vietnamese enemy, the killer of his wife, in the Columbian forest; and maybe this unexpected encounter with an aged enemy is the decisive moment in the samurai's life that Norris was teaching about in the opening. The movie makes much of the training of the next man of the president, which is bland enough that even the few funny moments seem genuinely humorous. A president's man is assigned missions like rescuing the president's wife, or a congressman's daughter held hostage by a creepy cult, or a scientist kidnapped by the drugs cartel.These assignments take the warrior in Rio, in Columbia, and even Vietnam is somewhat brought in the Columbian forest …. A silly script, lackluster and clumsy storytelling, and a bland role for Norris, here as a martial arts teacher, and what he has to do is look like a walking sphinx; and the story takes a very chaste view: sexless characters, no blooming romance, with the new trustee choosing the job, not, as one might of expected, an idyll with the Vietnamese liaison.Like many of the '30s cowboys, like many of the '80s fighters, Norris wasn't an actor, but a showman. Fortunately, he doesn't try to act. So, if you enjoy his generic character, you will also enjoy his roles.One may ask whether Norris didn't deserve a career's twilight more like Wayne's, i.e., more dignified. But did Bronson, or others, got one? This movie, with its crass pompous militarism, has been made for children. The fights are bloodless, the movie is enjoyable (if you need to see another movie with Norris, or are an unpretentious kid) and mostly mediocre; the dialogues, stilted and sometimes mindless, as when Norris attributes his disciple's indiscipline on his … survival instinct, when it was heroic impulsiveness.I liked it for what it is, a modest unintelligent militarist show, a 3rd hand version of the Republican creed, the fights are exciting though ordinary.
Maziun
Chuck Norris is a true one man's army. Every time president of USA is in danger he will save the day. Forget FBI , CIA , army or Delta Force. All you need is Chuck ! After all he can sky dive from F117 stealth fighter ! He's also a mentor , teacher and a philosopher. A true renaissance man ! This was intended as a TV series pilot. There are few places where the cliffhanger appears , so the TV station could put some commercials in it. The special effects are definitely NOT special. Acting ? Was there any in this movie ? Script ? The most cliché and obvious as you could imagine.It's scary to think that this piece of crap was Successful enough , so they made a sequel to it ! I guess Chuck's fans are very loyal. I give it 1/10.
broadwater-james
This is one of my favorite movies! Martial arts action, top-secret government missions, gunplay, the father-daughter relationship between Joshua McCord and his daughter Que, the way that Deke became a part of the team, the relationship between Joshua McCord and his mentor. Just a great movie! They should have kept the same actor to play Deke Slater again in the sequel! Joshua McCord is "the President's Man" - one top- secret, covert agent who accomplishes missions that no one else can accomplish - and missions that absolutely cannot be linked back to the President! (The President maintains full deniability.) From stopping drug manufacturers in Colombia, to taking them down when they team up with a Vietnamese general to build a nuclear bomb to set off in the United States, this is one action-packed movie!
Keno27
Don't listen to all the trumped up bad reviews for this film! I'm convinced they are mostly from Norris haters because he is a known Republican!The film is great. It is better than the TV series Texas Ranger. It is just like a movie in the theaters except it has abrupt cuts to black where a commercial might be.The film is a mix of the James Bond style movie with American military action films. It has humor and excitement and is just a fun romp. The main characters are pretty well conceived and are well acted.If this had been a planned series, I'm sorry it never materialized.It is a good family entertainment and could very well have been a film release. It is better than some of the latest Steven Seagal movies by far and has some good action scenes. 8 out of 10!
