I Come in Peace
by Craig R. Baxley
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Actor: Betsy Brantley, Brian Benben, Dolph Lundgren, Jay Bilas, Matthias HuesDirector: Craig R. Baxley
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 92 minutes
Release Date: 1997-09-10
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
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Movie Review: "And You Go In Pieces"
Summary: 3 Stars
Essentially, "I Come In Peace" (aka "Dark Angel") is a great idea that was only moderately well exectued. With the exception of appearing in a religious drama, this is probably the strangest vehicle for action hero Dolph Lundgren to get himself over, and to some degree, the Swedish Superman makes it work, but even along with the passing performances of the rest of the cast and a pretty original bad guy, "Peace" ends up being forgettable due to its uninspired pacing and overall lack of action.
Jack Caine (Lundgren) is a vice cop who's earned himself notoriety for doing things his way, much to the dislike of the department. After being assigned a by-the-book partner whom he frequently finds himself at odds with (Brian Benben, "Radioland Murders"), Caine's personal war on Houston's drug cartel takes a twist when a new player on the street turns out to be a seven-foot alien who's killing innocents by way of massive heroin overdoses. Threatened by underground entities of two different worlds. Caine must watch his back at all times as he attempts to overcome an enemy who no one else believes exists.
Consider the movie a combination of "Lethal Weapon" and "Terminator" - buddy-cop flick meets sci-fi action package. The premise gets even more absurd as the story progresses, as you find out why the alien - armed with a machine pistol and an wrist-mounted razor disc - is on his killing spree, but if you can keep from being too uptight, through the power of Dolph you'll never really feel the need to question why or how all of this is happening. "Interstellar drug war? - why not?"
But while the movie has the right approach to its story, it has exceedingly little action to back it up. An uninspired car chase and a couple of short shootouts (albeit with big explosions) couldn't keep me entertained while I waited for the eventual, passable confrontation between Dolph and the alien (played by B-movie veteran Matthias Hues). I kept waiting for a decent martial arts showdown or a gunfight using the alien technology, but neither comes through satisfyingly enough. Seeing as keeping violence out of the movie wasn't the issue here (spike through the forehead, anybody?), I really can't figure out why the movie lacks the thrills the way it does.
The way I see it, "I Come In Peace" has little reason to stay on my shelf: as an action movie, it's lacking; as a sci-fi film, it's too asinine; and as anything else, it's a debacle. While Lundgren has done worse, both he and director Craig "Storm of the Century" Baxley have done better. It's a bit disappointing to see such obvious creativity be left obsolete by the lack of other essentials...but what the heck: I never liked Dolph with brown hair, anyway.
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