Hired to Kill (1990)

Hired to Kill: Directed by Nico Mastorakis, Peter Rader. With Brian Thompson, Oliver Reed, George Kennedy, José Ferrer. A fashion photographer and seven models travel to a South American island fortress, ostensibly to do a fashion shoot. In reality, the photographer is a mercenary, and their job is to free an imprisoned rebel leader.

“Hired to Kill (1990)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e** (out of 4) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA government man (George Kennedy) hires mercenary Frank Ryan (Brian Thompson) to sneak into a South American location and take out a ruthless leader (Oliver Reed) who is holding an important man (Jose Ferrer) hostage. Frank goes undercover as a gay photographer and his u0026quot;modelsu0026quot; are actually trained agents.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHIRED TO KILL comes from director Nico Mastorakis who is best remembered for his notorious film ISLAND OF DEATH. This action picture certainly isnu0026#39;t in the same league but if you enjoy these low-rent action movies then you should get some kicks out of this one. Obviously thereu0026#39;s nothing ground-breaking here but there are enough campy moments to keep you entertained. Plus, viewing this film twenty-five plus years after it was made, you canu0026#39;t help but smile thinking back on these types of movies that were made with such famous cast members.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe entire plot to this thing is pretty stupid but in many ways you have to think parts of the screenplay are a spoof on the genre. A gay photographer? The film manages to be at its most fun during the finale when various explosion and gun fights are happening. The stunts are all well done and the explosions are great, although sadly a stuntman did lose his life. The biggest problem with the film is that thereu0026#39;s just not too much that happens for the first hour. There are way too many dialogue scenes and not enough action.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWith that said, the cast is great or at least greatly entertaining. Thompson certainly wasnu0026#39;t a great actor but I thought he fit this role just perfectly. Reed, Iu0026#39;m sure drunk, is fun to watch as is both Kennedy and Ferrer in their small roles. The woman all look good and play up the sexuality, which is never a bad thing.”