4K UHD Review – Drop Zone

1994 was a big year for action movies involving skydiving. Sure, there was 1991’s “Point Break,” which did something special during its aerial ballet sequences, but three years later, two studios elected to release skydiving films within months of each other. “Terminal Velocity” arrived first, becoming part of Hollywood’s weird obsession to make Charlie Sheen a heroic cinematic presence. “Drop Zone” was part two of the genre experiment, returning Wesley Snipes to action figure status after the unexpected success of 1992’s “Passenger 57,” sending him into the sky once again as a U.S. Marshal hunting for a team of criminals trying to make a mess of DEA work in Florida. There should be a lot of fun here, especially with Snipes in badass mode, but “Drop Zone” visibly struggles at times under the supervision of director John Badham, who’s not the right fit for material that desperately needs a more aggressive approach. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com