Chain of Command (2015)

Sick Product of a Sick System

It is a performances centric movie

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

CHAIN OF COMMAND and DEADLY TARGET are the same film. James Webster (Michael Jai White) returns home from Iraqistan where he was a highly trained special ops assassin. He meets his brother and a few of his old friends and soon a couple of them are dead. James attempts to find out who killed them and what is going on while he is being hunted. Ray Peters (Steve Austin) who "likes problems" and is "not cheap" is called in to clean up the mess using poorly written tough guy lines like "looks are perception."Michael Jai White plays a convincing assassin, while everyone else dies around him. Steve Austin gives us a bit about poor veterans' benefits as justification for murder and drug smuggling, something that didn't really help the case.Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

Well I have watched a lot of movies over the years but this has to be the one movie that contains such bad acting it's like they were just starting first year in acting school. Only person I had really heard of was Steve Austin and wasn't expecting too much from him as he is not really a film actor per se, just and actor from the world of wrestling.Looks like this Jai guy has some fighting moves but they are totally wasted in this movie.If you must watch it then just accept that, you were warned. Honestly, the rest of the reviews have given it low marks and I will be no different. Simply awful.

"If it's a war they want, I'll bring it to their doorstep." After finding his brother murdered, Jimmy (White) wants to find out who and why. He starts his own investigation but the more he uncovers the messier it gets. What started off has a quest for the truth becomes a war of a personal nature and no one can be trusted. There really isn't a whole lot to say about this movie. These little action B-movies are essentially all the same and you know what to expect. The biggest glaring flaw in this though is the acting. White and Austin are their normal selves, but the supporting cast is distractingly bad. It is almost like watching a bad middle school production sometimes. That said, most people don't watch this for the acting. If they did they wouldn't make it 10 minutes into the movie. As for the actual movie, it's a little generic and simple but again those that want to watch this go in knowing what to expect. Overall, a typical B-movie with some of the worst acting I have ever seen. I give it a C-.

I'm a fan of Michael Jai White and he's a decent actor in some things - The Dark knight but his real drawing point is his fighting skill like in Undisputed 2 and Blood and Bone so I expected lots of cool fighting amongst low budget B movie fun. I didn't get that. This movie contains very little action and does not do a good job of showcasing White's skills which I find stupid considering the people who are going to watch this movie will want to see that.The plot isn't all that bad to be honest, but it's just not backed up with anything meaningful. The director fails to create any tension or excitement which makes the short running time, 88 minutes really drag. Steve Austin looks like he would be an awesome match up, a huge imposing guy and the idea that he goes toe to toe with White was an exciting prospect. But here he looks out of shape and he's supposed to a deadly assassin. A missed opportunity.