Lorenzo Lamas stars as a bounty tracker in Boston who takes the money from his latest reward to visit his brother (Paul Regina) in Los Angeles. Little does he know, his bro is about to drop the dime on some nefarious money launderers. When a professional hit team led by Mattias Hues takes his brother out, Lorenzo puts his bounty tracking skills to the test to bring down the killers.
The opening scene is a lot of fun and really got my expectations up. Lamas worms his way into an all-black bar dressed like a librarian, complete with nerdy glasses, a chintzy suit, and a fake prissy English accent. This scene is on par with any given SnakeEater movie. Too bad things get thoroughly generic once Lamas goes to L.A.
Yes, from there, Bounty Tracker turns into your standard action/revenge flick. It’s not exactly a terrible one. The action is decent (there’s a scene where Lamas singlehandedly mops the floor with students in a karate school), but the plot isn’t anything special, and the villains are pretty weak. Also, the subplot with Lamas teaming up with some at-risk youths whose mentor was also killed by Hues slows things down as the film enters the homestretch. The flick would’ve went down much smoother had Lamas lone wolfed it instead of playing babysitter for a third of the running time.
Lamas gives a fine performance all things considered. I just wish the script gave him more opportunities to ham it up like he did in the early scenes. I understand that his character is grief-stricken and seeking justice, but he could’ve at least had some good one-liners in his back pocket to carry the movie. The supporting cast, which includes Whip Hubley, Judd Omen, and Remote Control’s Ken Ober is kind of interesting. Too bad Hues makes for such a lackluster bad guy.
AKA: Head Hunter.
disagree, I think this film is worth tracking down and i thought Hues made for a good villain.
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