Noon Sunday was the first movie filmed in Guam. I'm sure they're all proud of that. While the exteriors are certainly picturesque,
most of the claustrophobic interiors look like they were shot in someone's aunt’s
house.
It’s also notable for starring Mark Lenard, who of course, is most famous for
playing Spock’s dad on Star Trek. How
many movies can boast that? Sadly, the
film’s location and its star are the only two reasons to watch it and those are
awfully thin reasons to begin with.
Lenard plays a government agent working in the Pacific. His mission is to stop a rocket launch that
could spell doom for most of the free world. I can’t guarantee you’ll care or anything.
Noon Sunday is a boring and slow-moving actioner that skimps
on the action. What action we do get is
mostly weighted towards the end. It is
pretty bloody in some places, but that doesn't make it, you know, good. There is one brief topless lovemaking scene,
but the flick really needed more exploitation elements if it was to be
memorable or successful.
A lot of the problem has to do with Lenard. He is a dullard of the highest order and does
little to infuse his character with any machismo or charisma. Heck, he showed more emotion when he was playing a
Vulcan.
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