Sabotage

1996 "The Dark Heart Of The Black Ops Beats To A Secret Agenda."
5.8| 1h36m| en
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Former special services agent plays an intricate game of chess involving several federal agencies. Queen takes pawn.

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Lawbolisted Powerful
Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
callanvass (Credit to John Sacksteder)An ex-Navy commando (Mark Dacscos) is framed for a bungled mission to save hostages from terrorists in which he survived being shot 7 times by an assassin (Tony Todd). Years later, he is hired to protect a weapons distributor and his wife, only to have the same assassin kill them. This sets him on a mission with the assigned FBI agent (Carrie Anne Moss) to bring the killers and conspirators to justice. Graham Greene appears as Dacasco's former commander.I watched this a few months ago because of the cast. I've always thought Mark Dacascos was very underrated and exciting, and I love Tony Todd. I found it on You-Tube and figured, what the hell? It was a poor choice to say the least. Not only is this a bad movie, but downright mundane as well. After an exciting first 20 minutes or so, I started to get bored. There isn't much action. There is gunfire, but I wanted more. Dacascos's skills are wasted and underutilized. He does well, but I wanted more fights from him. Anne-Moss is OK, but unremarkable. Tony Todd's deliciously evil performance is the only noteworthy thing in this movie. The ending is pretty anti- climatic, angering me more than I already was. This is obscure for a reason. Don't trust the 6.0 rating! Avoid, unless you have to see anything with Dacoscis or Todd in it3/10
Bevin Chu Surprisingly good action film. Far better than some big budget films that somehow made it into the theaters but should have gone straight to video.Surprisingly upscale cast. Carrie Anne Moss of future Matrix fame. Also excellent veteran character actors such as Graham Greene. Good sniper-themed films are few and far between. The original Day of the Jackal, Sniper, Shooter, Quigley Down Under, Enemy at the Gates. You can pretty much list them on the fingers of one hand.Admittedly Sabotage makes a few technical gaffes regarding the nitty-gritty of how snipers operate. But if one is willing to overlook them, Sabotage is actually one of the better sniper-themed films around.Lots of "gun porn" for firearms freaks. Lots of intrigue, double-crosses and triple-crosses for thriller fans. Satisfying conclusion. I disagree with those who say the ending was an anti-climax.It even has some of the earliest uses of "bullet time." Judicious use too, used appropriately. Not overkill.
bjornar.narland Well i saw this movie last week, and it didn't blow me away, but it was quite a good movie. It had a fairly good story as far as movies like this goes, and the action was kind of cool. I especially noticed the filming in the action scenes. Cool filming. Favorite part: When they get shot at the airport.If you are a Marc Dacascos fan, you better see this one. But be aware, not as much fighting in this one.
Galand In my opinion, this film is a hidden gem. Although some may find the plot line a trifle tortuous, this is more than compensated for by the film's realistic feel and likeable cast.As the film is not effects-heavy (thanks to a lower than blockbuster budget) attention has instead been paid to creating a believable environment rather than a showy one. The film appears to have the benefit of a good military advisor - firearms & combat sequences are particularly well executed and accurately represented.Directional cues are used to good effect to allow us to follow the hero's train of thought in pivotal situations, and I was particularly pleased not to see the usual overindulgent "victim setup" sequences which tend to plague many films in this genre.Neither is this a film which plays down to the audience by stating and restating the obvious; it's refreshing to watch a film which actually credits the viewer with some degree of independent thought!Although "Sabotage" definitely inclines more towards Len Deighton than Ian Fleming, Mark Dacascos makes a very credible leading man, with his character having just enough background development to lend credibility to his actions, rather than swamping us with "flawed hero" cliches.This film was obviously never going to break any box office records, but it does show very clearly that you can still have a good film without resorting to the visual overkill of big budget effects.