Sean’s movie thoughts

Nemesis is like a cut rate Blade Runner. That is okay, nothing wrong with that. In this movie, Olivier Gruner stars as Alex, a LA cop, with cybernetic enhancements. He is brought back to fight terrorists but things might not be as simple as they appear. Gruner was a real life martial arts champion. This movie doesn’t take enough advantage of his fighting skills but he comes across well as the weary Alex. Tim Thomerson, best known for the Trancers series, costars. This might be worth checking out but not worth buying.  (Alas, I bought it.) I have seen worse. There are four or five sequels to this movie.

Olivier Gruner stars as a French graduate student in America who helps a family dealing with a Latino street gang.  Gruner is also a kickboxer. The college is not identified but it could be USC or UCLA. I liked this movie. Gruner is a likeable hero. Yes, he probably got into movies because of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s success. The movie lacks a opponent worthy of Gruner’s skills but there are a lot of opponents to beat down.  While none of the individual fights are great, they are fun. Maybe the Latino gang is a bit stereotypical. Okay, it is sterotypical. Also at one point Gruner is called a frog and he calls that person a raghead. (It was the nineties.) This was Gruner’s first movie. It is probably not his best. If you are a fan, you might want to see it again. I might explore the Blu-Ray special features later.