SummaryVengence drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.
Directed By:Craig R. Baxley
Written By:Robert Reneau
Action Jackson
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Generally Unfavorable
36
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Generally Favorable
6.3
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50
The script (by Robert Reneau) is snappier than the movie deserves, and supplies a dose of wise-guy humor to director Craig R. Baxley's idiot version of James Bond Gets Down in Motown. [15 Feb 1988]
50
Weathers turns out to be a disappointingly weak lead whose low-key likability doesn't make up for his lack of anger and drive-crucial attributes for any action hero. And Baxley is surprisingly stingy with his action sequences.
50
Flexploitation pure and simple -- nothing but savagery, sex and sinew.
50
Crashing through are several raffish characters whose acting doesn't get in the way of the stunts.
40
It's a generic action movie with more guns than brains, more car crashes than coherence and more opportunism than originality. [12 Feb 1988, p.21]
25
Sitting through Action Jackson was like being dragged through a swamp of sick humor and nauseating violence. I needed a shower afterward. [18 Feb 1988, p.C4]
25
Action Jackson is a movie where some of the parts are good, but none of them fit and a lot of them stink. The movie tries for so many different effects in the course of its endless 94 minutes that I walked out feeling dizzy.
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Aug 25, 2019
4
I was led to believe this was an 80's gem brimming with humour that borders on parody and action comparable to others from its day.... Action Jackson is not this. Well, maybe about 10-15 mins of it is the rest is just trash. Save your time and watch something better like brandon lees Rapid Fire 1992!
Production Company:
- Lorimar Film Entertainment
- Silver Pictures
Release Date:Feb 12, 1988
Duration:1 h 36 m
Rating:R
Tagline:NAME: Jericho Jackson NICKNAME: "Action" HOME: Detroit PROFESSION: Cop EDUCATION: Harvard Law HOBBY: Fighting Crime WEAPON: You're looking at 'em
Awards
Razzie Awards
• 1 Nomination
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Nomination
