An American tourist is trapped in Moscow accused of murder and the theft of a priceless icon. When the US Embassy and the Russian police refuse to help he is forced to seek assistance from members of the Moscow underworld...
Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as maverick cop Lou Burke, the only lawman tough enough to go undercover in a prison recently plagued by suspicious deaths. Posing as a prisoner, Burke encounters brutal inmates, corrupt guards, death and betrayal at every turn. But when he unearths the shocking secret behind the penitentiary's inner workings, Burke must attempt a daring escape that pits him against not only hundreds of murderous inmates...but also a deadly enemy from his own past.
In 1990, Death Warrant was one of several back-to-back action movies that suddenly made Jean Claude Van Damme's name a rival to Stallone's and Schwarzenegger's. Its distinction from the likes of Cyborg or Double Impact is in its firm grounding in reality. In fact, Los Angeles County Jail couldn't seem more harshly real. That's where Detective Burke finds himself going undercover to investigate a string of mysterious (and politically embarrassing) deaths. Of course, the prison environment is ideally suited to Van Damme's strengths, where he elicits sympathy as the innocent abroad during one fight sequence after another. Lots of colourful secondary characters are along for the ride, such as the enigmatic Priest, tough-as-nails peanut-shucking Sergeant DeGraf and Burke's arch nemesis, the Candyman (Patrick Kilpatrick). There's an admirable attempt at portraying the action with some panache. Light and shadow is used to good effect and every kickbox move is punctuated by a double cut. Although the script dispenses with the essential Van Damme elements in the opening seconds (he lost a partner / he's from Canada / he can kickbox), this is definitely an above-average Van Damme flick. On the DVD: The bare-bones transfer offers an occasionally grainy picture in 1.85:1 ratio and a three-channel surround soundtrack. The only extra off the static menu is the original theatrical trailer. --Paul Tonks
Chronicling the work of the Miami-Dade crime investigations CSI: Miami is set against the sun fun and tropics of the Florida tourist haven. Leading the team is Horatio Caine played with steely calm by Emmy-award winning film and TV veteran David Caruso. An ex-bomb squad detective Horatio is no stranger to confrontations with criminals and the underworld... Episodes comprise: 1. Blood Brothers 2. Dead Zone 3. Hard Time 4. Death Grip 5. The Best Defense 6. Hurricane An
At the grand re-opening of Sloan's Hollywood Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas a fire ignites on one of the unoccupied floors. It spreads out of control and none of the alarms are working - the fire is clearly not an accident. 13 guests are about to have a very different evening that the one they planned!
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