The original 'Fortress', while being pretty good, makes one wonder why they even bothered with this one. This is what I'd call a completely unnecessary sequel, simply made to cash in on Christopher Lambert's previous waning success and provide fodder for the already overflowing direct-to-video market (and it shows).
What they try to pass as a story involves essentially rehashing the original plot line, except moving it to space (wow, what a concept). The plot is sloppy and the acting is even worse. Basically, you have actors walking through their parts, like they didn't even care.
The movie felt like it had a $1.99 budget and the effects were staggeringly atrocious. The only redeeming quality (if you can call it that) was seeing actress Liz Brice in the completely unnecessary and gratuitous shower scenes.
Christopher Lambert had some decent successes early on, but the guys time has come and gone. He reminds me of the action stars who's star has long since burned out: Dolph Lundgren, Jean Claude Van Damme and Steven (what's-his-name), etc.
NOTE: I just saw this 'movie' on HBO recently and didn't even know they'd made a sequel to the original, so sorry if the review is ten years late.
What they try to pass as a story involves essentially rehashing the original plot line, except moving it to space (wow, what a concept). The plot is sloppy and the acting is even worse. Basically, you have actors walking through their parts, like they didn't even care.
The movie felt like it had a $1.99 budget and the effects were staggeringly atrocious. The only redeeming quality (if you can call it that) was seeing actress Liz Brice in the completely unnecessary and gratuitous shower scenes.
Christopher Lambert had some decent successes early on, but the guys time has come and gone. He reminds me of the action stars who's star has long since burned out: Dolph Lundgren, Jean Claude Van Damme and Steven (what's-his-name), etc.
NOTE: I just saw this 'movie' on HBO recently and didn't even know they'd made a sequel to the original, so sorry if the review is ten years late.