Action Jackson (1988)
Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.
- Craig R. Baxley
- Robert Reneau
Rating: 5.5/10 by 232 users
Alternative Title:
Acción Jackson - ES
Action Jackson - Ação Total - BR
Екшън Джексън - BG
强龙恶凤 - CN
Country:
United States of America
Language:
Français
English
Runtime: 01 hour 36 minutes
Budget: $7,000,000
Revenue: $20,256,975
Plot Keyword: showdown, drug addiction, suspicion of murder, boxer, suspension, organized crime, shootout, detroit, michigan, one against many, megalomaniac, maverick cop, framed for murder, bar fight, action hero
Poor man's action-comedy from the 80s tries so hard to make Carl Weathers a star and while he can have his charms, he's saddled with awful one-liners that even for the time were bad, and not at all funny. Rather thin story which is fine but the action/fights were basic and Weathers shared very little chemistry with Vanity, who might be cute but not a great actor. Craig T. Nelson as the villain could've been fun, however save for a scene or two, doesn't offer very much. I can see why this didn't do very well at the box office (adjusted for ticket inflation, ~$38M) and Weathers didn't have much of a career (in theatrical features anyway) afterward. **2.25/5**
