release year: 1996 (direct to video)
genre: action
viewing setting: home laserdisc, 7/27/97
what I expected: total cheese
what I got: minimally entertaining action movie
synopsis: After a cop's girlfriend and best friend are killed by a vicious criminal, the cop takes the (dead) criminal's face and identity, in order to stop his operation.
impressions: Despite ripping off about half the plot of Face/Off, this was actually a watchable movie.
acting: Lorenzo Lamas is...well, Lorenzo Lamas. He's got enough karate power to do convincing fight scenes, and enough presence to avoid being wooden.
final word: Worth watching a single time - the very definition of a C movie for me.
rating: C