KickBoxer 5 -1995

        REDEMPTION

Director : Kristen Peterson

Producer : Michael S. Murphy

Writer : Rick Feilon

Running Time : 1hr 31 mins

Genre : martial arts/action /adventure

Rating : R for violence and language

Cinematography: Paul Michelson
Music: John Massari
Editing: Kert Vandermeulen

Cast : Mark Dacascos, James Ryan, Geoff Mead, Greg Latter     

                             So apparently, Kickboxer 4 made some money, so some crafty producers went ahead and made a sequel, even though they didn't have anyone from the original movies to work with them. As you might expect, like with any movie with a "5" in its' title, Kickboxer 5 looks and acts exactly like a cheap sequel desgined to quickly cash in on a bit of fleeting fame from the star that appeared in the first entry... in other words, in case you need it fully spelled out for you, it's not very good.

The thin shred of a plot has Mark Dacascos going to South Africa to take out Mr. Evil (tm) who killed David Sloan, Our hero from the previous movie. Dacascos is the lone bright point in this movie,  he does a decent job in the acting department, but it's hard to take him seriously when he has to utter bon mots like "buttface". And Dacascos certainly has some solid moves, but none of his opponents in the film put up any fight, most of the brawls are "one kick and it's done" affairs.

4/10 Stars