Review: Most Wanted (1997) Rating: 2.0 stars (out of 4.0)
A movie review by David Sunga ******************************** Key to rating system: 2.0 stars Debatable 2.5 stars Some people may like it 3.0 stars I liked it 3.5 stars I am biased in favor of the movie 4.0 stars The movie has personal impact or stands out *********************************
Directed by: David Hogan
Written by: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Starring: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jon Voight, Jill Hennessy, Paul Sorvino, and Robert Culp
Ingredients: escaped marine sergeant wrongly accused of murder, female doctor, corrupt general, CIA
Synopsis: Sergeant James Dunn (Keenen Ivory Wayans) has killed an officer in self defense. On the way to death row, he is rescued by a secret government assassination team headed by General Woodward (Jon Voight) and invited to join. But it's all a setup, and when the First Lady is assassinated, Dunn finds himself holding a gun, and chased by the police, the army, and the public out for the reward money. Apparently Dunn's being framed by the corrupt General Woodward, and must find enough evidence to put Woodward away while evading the forces of law and order. He gets help from the head of the CIA (Paul Sorvino) as well as from a lady doctor (Jill Hennessy) who has accidentally videotaped the real killer.
Opinion: Nothing new or original here. This is a sometimes hammy B grade action yarn, with some one liners minus the laugh track.
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