Fatal Combat

All action movie stars can be divided into two types: (1) totally inarticulate, muscle-bound galoots who obviously can't act (Stallone, Lundgren, Van Damme, etc.); and (2) largely inarticulate, muscle-bound men whose charisma makes acting ability seem a moot point (Schwarzenegger, Bryan Genesse, Roddy Piper). Unfortunately for FATAL COMBAT, Jeff Wincott belongs to the former category. Also, this stripped-for-action martial arts pic has the nerve to espouse a nonviolent philosophy and then celebrate the head-bashing reflexes needed to enforce its pseudo-pacifism.

When his pregnant wife, Carmel (Guylaine St. Onge), miscarries after an assault in a parking garage, ...