by udar55 on 07 Apr 2016, 17:25
The last few Dolph Lundgren flicks have been rough going (specifically the Serafini ones), so I entered RIOT (2016) with expectations lower than usual. So it was nice to see it actually putting forth some effort. It is essentially a vanity project (lead Matthew Reese's name appears 3 times in the first 30 seconds) and you have to suffer through UFC fighter Chuck Liddell - sporting a huge HGH belly - doing one of the worst Russian accents in the history of cinema (not an easy feat!), but the filmmakers came up with a twisty plot, some cool guard costumes and did some interesting fight choreography (which was obviously influenced by JOHN WICK and THE RAID films). Now if only that effort extended to those who make these terrible Photoshop covers. Not a Dolph-classic by any means, but a decent 85 minutes.