Invasion U.S.A

In the post-9/11 era, watching this expensive B-movie takes on a new dimension. The terrorist attacks in the film are so straightforward, crude and treacherous as to arouse a feeling of repulsion. It would absolutely fail as action entertainment today. Even the bad guys are effectively cast and acted, as their hatred for the US, their pleasure in killing carefree innocents and their determination to bring the country to its knees are chilling. And then the jeans-clad Chuck enters the scene and turns it into a parody. The second half of the movie, pieced together from attacks on civilians, where Chuck luckily shows up to save them and eliminate the terrorists (accompanied, of course, by overdone one-liners) reveals the fatal stupidity of the screenplay. And the climax is pretty much embarrassing, making a mockery of common sense. However, the scene with Billy Drago in the exposition was a praiseworthy surprise. But the scene with the red Cadillac was genuinely laughable. (18.05.2020)