Although broadly played and sloppily directed, DOUBLE BLAST may prove diverting for would-be karate kids. Teens and adults will need to check their brains next to their VCRs as this amiable but unremarkable adventure film unreels.
Ten-year-old Jimmy (Lorne Berfield) and 13-year-old sister Lisa (Crystal Summer) are feisty but adorable youngsters who've learned kickboxing from their dad, Greg (Dale "Apollo" Cook), a prizefighter. Jimmy accidentally witnesses the kidnapping of archaeology professor Claudia Whyle (Linda
Blair). Master criminal Blade (Ron Hall) has stolen an ancient Utayo Indian tablet; its inscription supposedly leads to a Native American treasure...
Released:
1994
Rated:
PG
Length:
89 mins