OK so last night I found myself scrolling through the free OnDemand movies. I stumbled across this "gem." Punched play and away I went.
I realised something might be really wrong when David Hasselhoff's name popped up. My first thought was no please tell me they didn't....... Not that Hasselhoff is a bad actor, He just wouldn't have been my first choice for Nick Fury.
So over all yes it's a bad B grade TV movie. The script/plot is a generic Hydra threatens the world with destruction unless they are paid "One Billion Dollars." Nick Fury is called back from "retirement" in the Yukon. His retirement seems to be using a pick axe on a cement wall in an "old mine." (If he's supposed to be mining gold how about having him digging on a cavern wall?) A badly CG'ed "hovercraft?" flies in with Agents to tell him he's been reinstated.
While at first the thought of David Hasselhoff as Nick Fury, it seemed to be the dumbest thing ever. But as the movie progresses he's not half-bad. Sadly he's not half-good either as certain parts of the script he overacts, though I have a feeling "The Hoff" never took this movie seriously, given the script, production values, and the list of "no-names" used to fill out he rest of the cast and who could blame him. Though, I'd be the first to say, if they could get a good script and a decent cast & production team around him Hasselhoff could be a good Nick Fury.
Let's take a look at the rest of the cast.
Hey look it's a who's who of bit-part, B-Movies, and cable TV show guest stars. Funny thing is most of the cast seems to have appeared on Stargate SG-1 at least once. Everyone seems to have been instructed to overact their cookie-cutter parts.
Lisa Rinna - the woman Nick left behind at S.H.E.I.L.D., still has feelings for Nick (and vice-versa) (token babe)
Sandra Hess - the psychotic daughter of Baron Von Strucker who orgasms over her own power.....and when she kills someone. (token babe part 2 )
Neil Robert - the n00b agent who graduated at the top of his class and is so eager to please Nick that he screws up every time. (token younger beefcake for the one or two women that will watch the movie)
Gary Chalk and Ron Canada - Nick's oldest friends and long time agents, always concerned about their friend Nick. Will say at least once, "Think you can still do it Nick?"
Tracy Waterhouse - the ESP specialist, there to provide "clues" to move the terrible plot along. (token babe part 3, my personal babe choice)
Tom McBeath - overbearing, bureaucratic idiot in charge of S.H.E.I.L.D.
Scott Heindl - the psychotic son of Baron Von Strucker, has about 5 minutes of screen time......maybe 7.
Adrian Hughes - One of Nick's best friends ever, best agent ever trained by Nick, Stud-muffin, killed in the first 5 minutes of the movie.
Campbell Lane Baron Von Strucker's dead body for most of the movie....until the very end.
Stellina Rusich - Interpol agent, standout performance....screams while wrapped in plastic.
Bill Croft, Roger R. Cross - who and who?
At the end you find out it's a Marvel Studio's production, which explains a lot. The movie has it's moments, but they are just to few and far between. The Nick Fury character and S.H.I.E.L.D. have potential for a good movie. Sadly this was made before anyone cared about making a good movie based on a Marvel character, that would come four years later with Spider-Man. If you are curious to see this movie....do not pay money, and make sure there isn't anything else on that you could be watching.
