What did you expect, it´s another Van Damme vehicle, so I´m not gonna moan about him not changing his pace with this one (although his celebrated kicks take considerable back seat here), BUT...let me just take a minute to point your attention to director John G. Avildsen, who has made a handful of decent movies. This DTV clunker comes close to being his worst yet, with strong competition from Karate Kid III. The film does have its hilarious moments, of course, like JC attempting to act drunk, Danny Trejo footmassaging JC(!) and Pat Morita rehashing his old Mr. Miyagi act. The film bears more than passing resemblance to Road House, Last Man Standing and Yojimbo (screenwriter Tom O´Rourke even has the audacity to salute the latter near the end). If this is your idea of a great video experience, go right ahead. But there are much better offers out there on the dusty shelves.
Review of Desert Heat
