Bigger budgeted than his previous films, Chuck Norris stars in this Far East action film set in Hong Kong. He's a casino security chief investigating the hits on his employer. The plot is OK for a Norris film and the on location shooting in Hong Kong helps a lot. The film attempts to mimic the Bond films with its soundtrack and title sequence. The script falls far short of a Bond film however. There is very little humor, a lot of tedious chase sequences, and a formulaic execution of the plot. The villains are not even that formidable, except for the huge strong arm guy near the end. The fight sequences are usually very short and abrupt and some are in slow motion for some inexplicable reason. There's even a bit of female nudity thrown in for good measure. For some reason, Norris is always watchable, even though the scripts usually fall far short of being good. The biggest failing in here is that Norris does it all on his own; the supporting cast seems to be around only to fill screen time between fights. Therefore Norris' weaknesses are maximized. The part where he dons his military uniform to kick some more ass is downright absurd, and what's with the pointless voice over narration? It's all sort of entertaining in a hokey sort of way. ** of 4 stars.
Review of Forced Vengeance
