It's amazing what time does to your viewpoint. I saw my fair share of dtv flicks in the 90's which 'Best of the Best 3' belongs to and I'm certain if I saw it then it wouldn't have stood out. Just another average title ... sequel, etc, but heck if I didn't find parts of it enjoyable now.
Tommy Lee (Phillip Rhee) goes to visit his sister in small town rural America. Her hometown of Liberty (fitting name!) is being besieged with racism. A white power movement has moved from sermons to murder. It doesn't take long for Tommy to find himself involved. Things continue to escalate until it's clear that it won't be over until this hate group is wiped out.
There's no doubt that the pieces found here are worn. The hero setup, racial intolerance, bad guys, the fights, finale. It's efficient however in delivery. The film decently gives a medium level of action while it's easy to downplay the themes going on. We've been seeing this in movies and tv for a long time. Still doesn't discount the emotional or disturbing moments here. It acknowledges the end of 'BotB2' and how it affected Tommy too. Some known faces - Christopher McDonald, Mark Rolston, an uncredited appearance by R. Lee Emery and of course Gina Gershon - appear in the cast.
Phillip Rhee made his career on this series. Starring, sometimes co-writing, directing, producing. He should have done himself a favor and not had himself fight off goons at a state fair while dressed as a clown. All jokes aside, 'No Turning Back' is a generic sequel in a lot of ways and has a low budget moment or two. It is however not a pain to watch.
Tommy Lee (Phillip Rhee) goes to visit his sister in small town rural America. Her hometown of Liberty (fitting name!) is being besieged with racism. A white power movement has moved from sermons to murder. It doesn't take long for Tommy to find himself involved. Things continue to escalate until it's clear that it won't be over until this hate group is wiped out.
There's no doubt that the pieces found here are worn. The hero setup, racial intolerance, bad guys, the fights, finale. It's efficient however in delivery. The film decently gives a medium level of action while it's easy to downplay the themes going on. We've been seeing this in movies and tv for a long time. Still doesn't discount the emotional or disturbing moments here. It acknowledges the end of 'BotB2' and how it affected Tommy too. Some known faces - Christopher McDonald, Mark Rolston, an uncredited appearance by R. Lee Emery and of course Gina Gershon - appear in the cast.
Phillip Rhee made his career on this series. Starring, sometimes co-writing, directing, producing. He should have done himself a favor and not had himself fight off goons at a state fair while dressed as a clown. All jokes aside, 'No Turning Back' is a generic sequel in a lot of ways and has a low budget moment or two. It is however not a pain to watch.