Deadly Outbreak [VHS]
by Rick Avery

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Movie Review: He has it down.
Summary: 5 Stars

Movie Review: Formulaic action flick
Summary: 2 Stars

Speakman plays Dutton Hatfield, a Special Operations officer assigned to the U.S. embassy in Israel. He goes along for the ride when some visiting American VIPs visit a chemical-weapons research center. Unfortunately, the VIPs are impostors. Led by a former military official (Ron Silver), they take over the center to gain control of something breathlessly described as "possibly the most deadly chemical warfare agent ever designed." But even though they are heavily armed and highly trained, they are no match for our resourceful hero.

Under the uninspired direction of Rick Avery, "Deadly Outbreak" quickly devolves into a series of predictable cat-and-rat encounters, as the increasingly frustrated Silver repeatedly sends his flunkies out to kill the indestructible Speakman. Occasionally, Speakman tries to bring a touch of tongue-in-cheek humor to the repetitious proceedings. (When some goons try to rape scientist Rochelle Swanson, he shouts: "Hey! That's not practicing safe sex!") But Speakman seems much more comfortable when he is kicking butts or cracking heads.

For most of the movie, Silver is reduced to sitting behind a desk, glowering at his underlings, and purring commands like, "Would you be kind enough to go up to the second floor and bring me Hatfield's head?" Later, he drops all pretense of being polite, and snarls: "Gallo, bring me Hatfield's head!" It comes as absolutely no surprise that, despite the best efforts of the bad guys, our hero's head remains firmly attached to his neck.

Movie Review: keep it in perspective
Summary: 3 Stars

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