Rapid Fire was the penultimate film starring Brandon Lee before his untimely death on the set of The Crow. It's a standard martial arts thriller in which Lee plays Jake Lo, a young arts student who witnesses a gangland execution and is unwittingly drawn into a pitched standoff between the mafia, a Chinese drug syndicate and Ryan, a downbeat but resolute Chicago cop (Powers Boothe) determined to nail his prey. With a plot that careens through every genre cliché, Lee's smouldering looks and showy fighting skills carry the film. The martial arts sequences (which Lee co-choreographed)... are nicely staged, but given the unusual settings--the penultimate fight takes place in a Chinese laundry--could have been even more inventive. The workmanlike direction by Dwight H Little (Marked for Death, Free Willy 2) fails to inject much into the material. In particular, traumatised by seeing his Special Agent father die in the Tiananmen Square massacre, Jake Lo's attraction to both a corrupt FBI agent and Ryan as surrogate father figures could have been given more resonance given the loss of Brandon Lee's own father at an early age. With hundreds of bloodless deaths, cringe-worthy dialogue and a dated power rock soundtrack, Rapid Fire looks and feels like a TV film. And on that level, at least, it's entertaining. On the DVD: The main feature is presented in letterboxed widescreen. Sound and picture quality are very good. Subtitles are provided for ten languages (Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norweigian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish) and in English for the hard of hearing. Extra features are limited to chapter selection and a theatrical trailer. --Chris Campion [show more]
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Art student and martial arts expert Jake Lo (Brandon Lee) witnesses a gangland execution and is subsequently placed in federal custody for his own protection. However, Jake soon realises that the Feds are corrupt and the only man he can count on is tough Chicago cop Mace Ryan (Powers Boothe). Together Mace and Jake decide it is time to make the gangsters pay and set about bringing their drug trafficking empire to its knees.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Although college student Jake Lo has become a pacifist, he's forced once again to use his martial arts skills when vicious gangsters come after him. Jake has sworn off violence ever since he witnessed his father's murder during the infamous Tiananmen Square massacre in China. But now, after seeing mobsters carry out a hit, he must spring into action to keep himself from becoming their next victim. He enlists the aid of tough, veteran Chicago cop Mace Ryan and his equally determined female partner who are both out to stop the heroin-smuggling criminals for good. But will this outnumbered trio of heroes be able to defeat the army of mobsters? Actors Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe, Nick Mancuso, Raymond J. Barry, Kate Hodge, Dustin Nguyen, Basil Wallace & Al Leong Director Dwight H. Little Certificate 18 years and over Year 1992 Screen Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Pro-Logic Subtitles Czech ; Danish ; English for the hearing impaired ; Finnish ; Hebrew ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Swedish Duration 1 hour and 31 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
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