FORMAT: DVD
The original Michael Myers, Nick Castle, who also directed The Last Starfighter, was at the helm for this DTV action flick starring rapper Treach from Naughty by Nature. Treach plays a special agent named Connors who was blinded while rescuing the First Lady from terrorists. His old boss Brooks (Blu Mankuma) promises to get his sight back using an experimental procedure that gives him acute (but temporary) night vision. Naturally, he wants him to use his new gift to steal a top-secret nerve gas for him. Predictably, Connors is double-crossed, and he sets out to stop Brooks from unleashing the gas and taking out the President.
Treach isn’t bad in the lead. He has a decent amount of charisma and equips himself well enough in the action scenes. I also enjoyed the performance by Nia Peebles as the sexy nurse who goes on the run with him. It’s fun seeing how quickly she equips herself to popping caps in bad guys and intimidating concierges.
Connors’ War is a thoroughly watchable DTV action flick. I know that’s not exactly a ringing endorsement, but it’s perfect for a rainy day when there’s nothing better to do. Despite the night vision eyesight gimmick, it’s fairly routine stuff. While it’s moderately entertaining, it often feels more like a TV pilot with occasional F-bombs than anything else. That’s more of an observation than a criticism, as it doesn’t really detract from the fun.
Castle’s direction is workmanlike for the most part. I will say the scenes where the doctors inject the serum into Treach’s eyeballs are rather effective and are likely to make you squirm in your seat. Too bad Castle couldn’t bring that level of suspense to the mundane “man on the run” scenes. He goes a little overboard with Treach’s night vision POV shots too. (It just looks like someone accidentally put their contacts in inside out.) Otherwise, it’s a surprisingly solid way to kill an hour and a half.
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