Search

Acts Of Betrayal

1997, Movie, R, 87 mins

Acts Of Betrayal: Review

starstarstarstar
In the mood for a loud, frenetic witness-on-the-run adventure? How about one in which a key plot-point involves the heroine's talent for spreading her legs? At one point she's snidely referred to as a "class act" and that's an observation that could be just as sarcastically leveled at this full-decibel mafia-bimbo movie. Under confidential orders from FBI bigwig Crispin (David Groh), stalwart agents Cooper (Matt McColm) and Morelli (GregAlan Williams) arrive in a sleepy witness-protection vale to ready Lucy "Eva" Ramirez (Maria Conchita Alonso) for her grand jury testimony that hopefully will put her late hubby's mob associates out of business. However, a traitor within the FBI hires a right-wing assassination bureau to make sure Lucy never reaches her safe-house. (That's right -- conservative republicans have mutual interests with the FBI and the Black Hand set.) Ambushed at Lucy's bank, Cooper requests back-up from Crispin but it never arrives; Morelli is fatally wounded in the shoot-out. Cooper and a ungrateful, complaining Lucy sequester themselves in an abandoned factory, but how long can they fend off dozens of mercenary assassins? This wretched movie reaches a nadir of tastelessness when Cooper cleverly tells Lucy to assume her favorite position in order to duck away from the henchman holding her. What a running gag! The mystery here isn't whether Cooper can deduce the FBI back-stabber's identity, but how long Alonso can go on playing spitfires. Her motor-mouthed presence is so hyper she seems to be in danger of imploding; her screeching of expletives hits notes only a canine can fully hear. It's an attention-getting turn in a monotonous action foray that deserves little attention due to poor pacing, pedestrian direction and loopy paranoia about a zealot splinter group within our government. leave a comment --Robert Pardi
Advertisement

Advertisement

Related Websites

You might be also interested in the following websites:

Most Popular TV Shows

  1. Dancing with the Stars
  2. The Game
  3. NCIS
  4. American Idol
  5. Wife Swap
more popular tv shows

Most Popular Celebrities

  1. Michelle Obama
  2. Adam Lambert
  3. Tiger Woods
  4. Kym Johnson
  5. Donny Osmond
more popular celebrities

Most Popular Movies

  1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
  2. The Blind Side
  3. 2012
  4. Planet 51
  5. A Christmas Carol
more popular movies

Top Videos

  1. Adam Lambert
  2. #5 Adam Lambert - For Your En...
  3. #20 Adam Lambert American Mus...
  4. Family Guy
  5. Dancing with the Stars
more top videos