By Geno McGahee
When I saw the artwork to this film, I had no other choice but to buy it right away. A ninja literally kicks the head off of a bad guy, spilling blood all over the place, and you can judge this book by its cover. Legitimate kickboxing champion and tough guy, Curtis Bush plays Alex Hunter, a man that has it all. His kickboxing career is going great, he is engaged to be married, and nothing could be better, but his dad being the chief of police have complicated things.
Alan Hunter (George James) has enough evidence to take down drug kingpin, Hawthorne (Tom Story), but things go terrible. Hawthorne’s goons kidnap Alan, Alex and his fiancée and do the unthinkable. In one of the most graphic scenes in low budget action history, Alan gets his head blown clean off with a shotgun. The goons then rape the girl and slit her throat and leave Alex for dead. With the help of a wheelchair bound veteran, he controls his rage and becomes a neighborhood vigilante, helping all in need and earning the name of the “Dark Angel.”
Tabloid reporter, Cassie (Kim Reynods) and down and out private detective, Jack Cook (Rick Clark), are on the tail of the Dark Angel and are soon used as tools by Hawthorne, who is the king of the maniacal laugh, to do his bidding against the masked vigilante, leading to a big showdown. Now, Hawthorne has plenty of goons, but he searches the world and brings in the best fighters to stop Alex. They fight him one on one, but they are no match.
The big showdown is great and this film has such a fun factor that I found myself laughing a lot and enjoying the hell out of this. If you enjoy the 80’s style of action film, then you need to see this. Curtis Bush went through a great deal to get this produced but he held tough and overcame a lot of obstacles to bring the viewers a great experience. I highly recommend this!
Rating: 7/10
