Year: 1995
Duration: 01:33:18
Directed by: Robert Lee
Actors: Michael Dudikoff, Suki Kaiser, Brion James
Language: English
Country: Canada
Also known as: Virtual Assassin; Cyberjack; Cyberjack – Sfida finale
Description: This is a bad fun film. A total ripoff of Die Hard, Dudikoff shows off his usual acting ‘prowess’. One highlight is Brion James as the bad guy, he is one of my favorite actors, and I’m glad to see him in any film. This film was also known as Virtual Assassin in some US video releases, though DVD has it listed as Cyberjack.
“Virtual Assassin” is the debut work of Director Robert Lee. This is a fantastic Thriller involving the inimitable Michael Dudikoff. What is this film?
A group of cyberdream — terrorists, equipped with the latest technology, captures the skyscraper, which houses a huge scientific laboratory, owned by the “quantum”. Their goal is to obtain designed heavy duty bovirus capable of managing computer networks and communications of the whole Earth, so that their leader could have limitless power over the world. But only one man can stop their evil plans. It is a former COP working as a cleaner in a laboratory.
We can say, the idea of the movie was very original. The story takes place in the near future, when computers control everything from lights to air bus. And the entire future of humanity depends on the new developed anti-virus. Thus, the film created a real virtual world in which there are many ultra-modern design and technology. For example, instead of TVs uses of the hologram for viewing moving images. Elements of fiction here at every step. And the movie itself is very similar to “die hard” and “under siege”, where one person is able to stop the invaders and rescue the hostages, and with them and the whole world. There appears to be a very good writer.
However, there are drawbacks. In my opinion, a lot of cut scenes, and it fails to capture the events with maximum accuracy. Also, the main character, a former commando, though not very many enemies, but how long he fought with them! Scenes of fights is set to average, few special effects look weak. But the scene of shoot-outs and chases very impressive. Even more pleased with the unpredictability of the plot, when arriving police officers stormed the building, and then under the action of a powerful virus is the main villain turn against colleagues.
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