Rapid Assault

I have come to the conclusion that there are GOOD B-Action movies and then there are AWFUL B-Action movies and this one falls into the latter category. A half-way decent premise with a terrorist creating a bio-weapon in an abandoned undersea lab and a Navy SEAL and a government operative being dispatched to confiscate the weapon and eliminate the terrorist. The interiors were obviously shot in the basement of an industrial complex, the acting shoddy (with a very poor script) and awful direction. If you have a choice to pick up this film or another film...opt for the other. You'll be happy you did!

I watched this as a RiffTrax which made it bearable and enjoyable. This is not one of their movies I'd have enjoyed without the commentary. It's a formula production, and even though it's a B movie, does it really take that much time at the library (this was the 90s) to get a few facts straight? It's not even a good Saturday afternoon movie, although an earlier poster felt differently. While it meets the definition of a movie, I wouldn't call it entertainment. There are better ways to spend your time. Believe me.

People who watch B action movies and expect a great deal of attention to technical detail should have figured out by now they Shouldn't! I agree with the reviewer who mentioned that it wasn't a bad way to while away and hour and a half and not to expect the Rock (which I hated), Under Siege (Which I liked) and the Bond movies (which I haven't liked since I was 12 although I am glad Brosnan got his shot). I find the the "cheesy" low-budget jobs like this one to be much more fun to watch and I generally root for the heroes like Abell's character a lot more and a lot faster because they are usually more attractive in a variety of ways than the pretty boy Afflecks and gloomy Damons -- because these movies are for entertainment not an education into the mysteries of submarines and planes.

Some movies are bad. Some are awful. This one, however, is just insulting to the intelligence of the viewer.

It's obvious those who produced, directed and wrote this film have absolutely no knowledge of the United States military, or biological weapons. For example: the Los Angeles class submarine in this film is used, several times, for taking on and disembarking a SEAL team while 800 ft below the surface. Yeah. Right.

Then there's the cheesy effects for the deadly biological weapon that looks like neon-glow snot.

I could go on, but it's not worth the time I've already wasted with this review thus far.