Blu-ray Review – Cocaine Wars

1985's "Cocaine Wars" falls somewhere between an Oliver Stone-style study of international distress and a brawny Chuck Norris actioner, never quite showing comfort with either extreme. It's a Roger Corman production that attempts to turn star John Schneider into a big screen bad ass, gifting the "Dukes of Hazzard" star a beret, sassy comebacks, and guns to raise hell in South America. "Cocaine Wars" attempts to tap into zeitgeist of the era with its story of drug shipments, cartel kings, and volatile political gamesmanship, but it's really just a blow-em-up experience at heart. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com