Blu-ray Review – Avenging Force

After joining the ranks of the Unlikely Action Heroes of the 1980s with 1985's "American Ninja," actor Michael Dudikoff attempted to fill his filmography with even more violent offerings, keeping on the Cannon Films trail with 1986's "Avenging Force." Teaming up with Sam Firstenberg, the director of "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo," Dudikoff finds another role that fits his limitations, reaching a creative highlight with this ruthless revenge saga that blends elements from "The Most Dangerous Game" with Chuck Norris-style brawn. Although the effort is weirdly severe with its body count, "Avenging Force" does work as bullet-happy escapism, finding Dudikoff in fine form as the nation's last hope, whipping up some Eastwoodian squints to accompany the force-of-one requirements of the screenplay. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com