When I used to work in a video store, one of my more memorable customer service encounters was when a tall redheaded guy came in to set up a membership. He was an American and when I asked him for photo ID, he inexplicably presented a photo of himself and Harrison Ford on the set of Air Force One. While I found this to be a somewhat bizarre exchange, I set him up anyways and over his many visits was told a number of stories about his experiences as an actor. It turns out that this guy was Glenn Morshower and he quickly became one of my favorite customers and I looked forward to him coming in. This was in the late 90's and he was quite proud of the movies 84 Charlie Mopic as well as Dominion as he had large roles and was on his way to becoming an established actor. Since then, he became a regular on the TV series "24" and has had minor parts in countless big-budget movies. While I can't wholeheartedly give this movie a good review, I can say that Morshower was probably the strongest actor on-hand and gave his character a little more than the stock machismo usually associated with this type of role.

Morshower co-stars along with Brad Johnson (Flight of the Intruder), Tim Thomerson (Trancers), Woody Brown (Animal Instincts 2), Geoffrey Blake, and Steve Giannelli as a group of men who go on a hunting trip in a secluded area that is only accessible by helicopter. Not long after they arrive, one of them is killed by a man (Brion James) who lost his sanity when his son was killed in a hunting accident years earlier. The rest of the group struggle to survive as the madman tracks them down. To add to their dilemma, another group of hunters who are facing the same killer mistakenly identify Johnson as the one responsible and form an overzealous posse to track him down. Most of the lead actors in this flick don't have a lot to do as one of them is captured and trapped in a cage, another is injured and left sitting against a tree, while the others are dispatched after hiding out in a small cave. This leaves Johnson to spend the movie running around in the forest seemingly in circles while trying to find help. He may have broken a World Record if only he was wearing a pedometer.

I expected a little more from this wilderness survival tale as it features a number of fairly competent b-movie actors. Unfortunately, a weak villain and the failure to properly establish relationships among the heroes results in another direct-to-video action flick that can easily be missed. Brion James is a large man but does not sell crazy very well and his verbal ramblings in his cave-lair make him more annoying than threatening. Adding to this is some pedestrian direction that does not build much suspense or excitement other than a scene atop a narrow bridge that crosses a gorge. In fact, the only actor I really enjoyed watching was Morshower as he conveyed his fear and cowardice in the situation like his inspiration was Hudson from Aliens. Aside from a John Wayne impression from Thomerson as well as my amazement as to how much Johnson looks like Tom Berenger, there was really not much to see in this flick. Director Michael Kehoe has since moved on to working in craft service as opposed to directing. A good move for someone who obviously wants to be involved in the industry but would like a long career rather than a brief ego-fix.

Brion James has been in a number of great movies including Blade Runner (his most memorable role) and The Fifth Element. Him and Thomerson had become real-life friends in the Army. Also on-hand is former troubled teen idol Leif Garrett as well as Richard Riehle who has appeared in countless movies. (Josh Pasnak, 7/9/08)

Directed By: Michael Kehoe.
Written By: Woody Brown, Michael Kehoe.

Starring: Brad Johnson, Brion James, Woody Brown, Glenn Morshower.