Task Force (1997)
Reviewed by: S.A. Winters on 2003-01-10
Summary: This one has the goods. I was surprised.
Since I jusy deleted my whole review I'll keep this short. I put this up on Ebay twice for 4 bucks without opening it because it didn't look like my type of film. WRONG. There is A LOT of plot packed into the 100 min. running time. Most of it revolving around Leo Koo's character's Rod (he narates)and his partners on the force. They all have emotional plot lines that ring true and tug at your heart a bit. However, the main focus is on Rod's involvement with a wacked out ( and quite annoying ) hooker and how she drags him into a a potentially deadly showdown with a psycho. The fact that he is so naive makes me want to slap him. The surprising thing is ALL OF THIS REALLY WORKS, and to top it all off there are a fair amount of good action scenes to keep things flowing. BONUS!! There are a couple of surprise cameos in this movie, one at the end that was a real SHOCKER. I had to do a double take.