This film is one of the worst I have ever had the (mis)fortune of seeing. It has a low budget, a cheesy American lead and a supporting cast of wannabe film stars. This may sound like an over the top attack but these comments are founded.*POSSIBLE SPOILERS* The film itself loosely picks up where the first instalment (The Swordsman) left off. The mythic lost sword of Alexander the Great is recovered by an unsavoury underworld figure who wishes to use it in shady underworld sword fights for financial gain. This is all balanced out with a diabolical performance from Lorenzo Lamass as psychic cop Andrew Garret. Garret has been having 'visions' (delusions of grandeur more like) that he is Alexander the Great and will re-enact a battle with a former general who double crossed him 2000 years ago. Enter the 'bad guy' Parmenion (James Hong in the worst role of his career). Any way, that is the scene set for the rest of the film to unfold. What you get though is a series of badly choreographed, naively directed action sequences which are held unneasely together by weak sections of character development bordering on the soap operatic. You have to see the movie to believe it but Nick Rotundo lacks any sense of visual style and his 'script' is a joke. Its an accepted sense that action flicks have gratuitouse one liners but this is pathetic. Upon finding one dead body Garrets partner looks up and to the left of the camera delivering "Man, it looks like halloween came early this year." The line itself has no relevence to the scene itself, it was just idly thrown in because partially deaf Rotundo must have thought it sounded 'cool'. To finish I will say that in fairness it gave me a laugh to watch it because it was so bad but I wouldnt recommend it. And as I prepare to exit as James Hong does in the film I quote him as Rotundo edits to a cheesy cut away of Hongs face, "Chow baby!" Diabolical.
Review of Gladiator Cop
