Direct Action (2004)

Frank Gannon, a veteran cop, is being hunted by his fellow police officers after they learned he has betrayed the brotherhood and exposed to the feds wide scale corruption of the LAPD. He has one day left to prove his case and survive. Easily one of Dolph Lundgren's best direct to DVD films where he plays a cop who kicks a lot of ass and loves bubble gum just grab some pop corn sit back and watch this and as far as acting goes you know what to except it's not a dumb film to say the truth it's actually a simple premise that truly succeeds in every way that you would possibly think it wouldn't it's not one of Lundgren's best cause The Expendables Trilogy and Rocky IV are the top on my list but this one is totally inside my Top 10 list with his movies.

This movie was inspired by the Rampart scandal, which refers to widespread corruption in the CRASH (or Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) anti-gang unit of the LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) Rampart Division in the late 1990s. It doesn't change the fact that this is another brainless action movie about corruption in police. The plot has been done countless times before with better results. The script is full of clichés and twists that you can see coming a mile away."Direct action" looks extremely cheap. There's no interesting locations. All you'll get is residential areas and some abandoned factories. Funny thing - The opening credits feature all the fight sequences and action stunts that you will later see again in the movie. Also at the beginning of the movie, a thug that Lundgren beats up can be seen wearing a Punisher t-shirt emblazoned with the famous skull design. Dolph Lundgren played the title role in "The Punisher".All in all it's a typical cheap direct-to-video-action movie. Better watch paint dry. I give it 1/10.

Dolph Lundgren is one of my favorite B movie actors, so when I got a chance to see his movie "Direct Action", you can be sure that I took it. In this movie, Lundgren is in fine form, giving a likable and relaxed performance, and giving it his all in the action sequences. Unfortunately, the script and direction he was working with are disappointments. The script has a number of plot holes (if Lundgren's character wants to testify, why doesn't the prosecution give him some protection?), and has a number of twists and turns that will be very familiar to those well versed in B movies. And while Lundgren gives it his all in the action sequences, the action is directed and edited in a way that never rises above routine. The most striking thing about the entire enterprise is its strange setting. While Canadian director Sidney J. Furie makes no attempt to hide Canadian license plates as well as Canadian businesses like Mr. Sub and Swiss Chalet, at the same time there are a number of references to American things like the FBI and the CIA!

I watched this film on DVD. At the beginning it was a little bit boring, but later on the action started and as I think the story became interesting. You see bullets flying around but no car is damaged-O.K. this is bad, but what else can you expect from a low budget movie. At least I must say, that Dolph is making the best out of the fighting scenes. On the hole the picture was entertaining and fun to watch it!!!! I have watched many action B movies and I think direct action is one of the good ones. Sweden Dolph brings the best out of it and he doesn't look like he is now forty-nine. He kicks the younger ones .... The title "Direct Action" is good chosen-you will be surprised