Red Eagle (1988)

Red Eagle: Directed by Eric Karson. With Shô Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Doran Clark, Bruce French. CIA agent must outrace KGB agent in searching of super weapon lost in Mediterranean.

“Playing a cross between James Bond and Jackie Chan, Sho Kosugi is likable enough, but unlike Jackie when he does a stunt the camera is too far away from him and itu0026#39;s hard to know if he is doubled or not (if you stick around for the end credits, youu0026#39;ll discover that he WAS doubled on at least two occasions), and unlike Bond the action of the movie is limited to one location (Malta) most of the time, plus there isnu0026#39;t too much of it. Jean Claude Van Damme makes an awesome villain, but his two major showdowns with Kosugi are rather disappointing. In the role of a female CIA agent, Doran Clark handles her two opportunities for action capably – she should have gotten more. The funniest thing about this film is that Kosugi shows little chemistry with his on-screen kids, even though they are his kids in real life as well! (**)”