Post by WesReviews on Jan 25, 2012 10:40:25 GMT -5
Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton (Gene Hackman) is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. Working with an Air Force reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark (Danny Glover), he maps out an escape route based on golf courses he has played. Along the way however, he has to face enemy forces and the death of some of his fellow soldiers.
Finally watched this flick a few weeks ago and thought it was pretty good. I had always heard good things, and it didn't disappoint.
Gene Hackman didn't have the muscle of Sly and Arnie, or the martial arts skills of Seagal or Van Damme, but he was truly a badass in his own right. Highly underrated as an action star.