Raven

This is a film worthy of having on in the background, save that it would be incomprehensible in those circumstances. The Acting is abysmal, especially from those 'on the hill' (who all appear to have been reading the script from a document a little too far out of comfortable view!) It is a modestly passable action film, with the main star too old for the part he is playing.

I have had better evenings entertainment when too ill to watch anything!

The producers think that just by adding an on-screen tag that the action is in , for instance, Bosnia, is sufficient to set a background that is obviously nowhere near the named location.

Even the 'love interests' are wholly unbelievable!

Not a terribly good film at all.

A very tired looking Burt Reynolds plays a mercenary battling his former employers for some gizmo these non-heroes plan to sell to "the Iranians." Low-rent video nonsense by the producers of "Silk Stalkings" offers some decent action footage and a lot of ineptly staged "drama"...a lack of logic and truly dreadful dialogue are the defining aspects, although the final twists and allegiance shifts could've been a nifty end to a better movie. Burt still has presence, although it also means you notice more when he mouths insultingly half-baked "one-liners".

I'm a big fan of Burt Reynolds and his performance and presence is the best thing about this otherwise run of the mill cheap action flick. For action fans there is quite a bit of gunplay, explosions and hand to hand fighting. It wasn't done well enough to make up for the film's other shortcomings. This was pretty poorly written and with the exception of Burt, really poorly acted. Raven is nothing special, but actors need to work and I'm sure it got Burt a paycheck.

I had actually never heard about this 1996 action movie titled "Raven" before now in 2023 as I had the opportunity to sit down and watch it. Initially I picked up the movie because I saw Burt Reynolds on the movie's cover. And since I had never seen it, of course I opted to watch what director Russell Solberg had to offer.

Writer Joe Hart actually put together a fair enough script and storyline for "Raven". Sure, it wasn't the most of innovative storylines, and it was a somewhat generic mid-1990s action movie for sure, but it was still watchable and enjoyable enough for what it turned out to be.

While "Raven" isn't Burt Reynolds best movie, it was actually a fair enough movie to his name. He carried himself and the movie well enough, taking into consideration the type of movie that this was.

There were a couple of familiar faces on the cast list, aside from Burt Reynolds. And the acting performances in the movie were actually fair enough.

"Raven" is, however, hardly a movie that warrants more than a single viewing, unless you are a diehard fan of Burt Reynolds, I guess.

My rating of "Raven" lands on a five out of ten stars.

what should we do with a movie like this? suspense? no. good acting? no. funny? no. a beautiful supporting actress? ahhh. there we are. krista allen is definitely an eye candy. but if you really wanna see her nude, then check out the "emmanuelle in space"-series. if you don´t care about her at all, then there´s no real reason to watch this. I mean, it´s not that bad. pyrotechnics, guns, muscles, sweat and a twist at the end - but everything´s quite ordinary. "raven team" (german TV title) is entertaining - nothing more, nothing less. you won´t remember that much after you watched it.