FORMAT: DVD
Now I know what you’re going to say: Mitch, didn’t you already review Moving Target for this column a few weeks ago? Well… yes, I did, but this is a completely different Moving Target. Don “The Dragon” Wilson was the moving target in the other film. In this one, it’s Michael Dudikoff. So, you see… they’re two totally different moving targets.
Dudikoff plays a down and out bounty hunter named Sonny who gets hired by Russian immigrants to find their criminal son. When the dude is killed in his custody, the police charge Sonny with murder. Making things even more precarious is the fact his quarry was the favorite nephew of a Russian Mob boss. Now Sonny must clear his name to keep the cops AND the Mob off his back.
Dudikoff is solid here. He plays more of a schlub than usual, but he seems to be having fun. The supporting cast includes Michelle (Waxwork) Johnson, who makes an impression as his pregnant wife, and Lando himself, Billy Dee Williams, who is pretty good too as his cop buddy.
The first act is a similar to The Hunter with Steve McQueen. (Dudikoff even dresses like McQueen’s character from that movie.) The opening in which he collars a fugitive is a lot of fun. It involves a dominatrix, a rooftop fight, and a guy getting hit with a dumbbell and flying out a three-story window. These moments are quite enjoyable. It’s only when the main plot takes hold does the film begin to lose its spark. Director Damian (Gnaw: Food of the Gods 2) Lee does a decent job on the action (there’s a snowmobile chase), but if being completely honest, I missed the freewheeling feel of the early scenes. We still get a fun bit where hitmen on motorcycles interrupt Johnson’s Lemaze class in the third act though, which is appreciated, although it's not quite enough to send this into *** territory.
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