With Robert Z'dar and William Smith top line in this film, you know what you are getting. Two villian actors supporting a bunch of unknowns in a bottom of the barrel action films. Well, I checked this film out and I was suprised that William Smith was in the whole film! Smith is a good actor, but is type casted in too many "B" movies, and always seems to be in low budget films lately (top billed, but hardly appears). But this film, he seems to be in most of the film as a mafia bad guy (with a thick accent), who gets robbed by bunch of nighclub owners. Ending is terrible, and outrageous bad guy Z'dar disappears too soon. If you are looking for entertainment, this film isn't it. If you are looking for a standard low budget entry that'll put you to sleep while you are drink your six pack of beer, this is the "no brain" film you are looking for. It's good to see Smith/Z'dar team up after SHADOW OF THE DRAGON.
2 Reviews
Worth to watch
wolfhell888 March 2010
Warning: Spoilers
As a huge fan of William Smith this one was a must-see for me. Smith plays Mario Verelli, the local mob boss and he has some real great scenes here. One of his best is, when he orders his men kill to the girl he just made love with and while the girl gets killed Verelli is listening very enthusiastic to classical music.
Also great are the scenes he has with Robert Z'Dar. Two great actors, both in most movies casted as bad guys but the chemistry between both works.
The movie itself is also not that bad: Rico, formerly an FBI man now works as a bouncer in a strip club (Tammy Parks appears as one of the dancers in the opening scene - one of the many reasons this one is worth to watch). The club is connected to Mario Verelli, the local mobster. After helping Verelli's son who has an open bill with his father Rico founds himself in the crossfire between the mobsters and the FBI.
There are two great mistakes in this movie: the guy who plays Rico, the main character, is a real bad actor and so is his co-star Traci Adell. A very beautiful girl with a sweet smile, former Playmate, but she can't act and those things ruin the whole movie.
A funny scene is when Rico beats up one of the bad guys who falls to the wall, and the wall falls down - cheap requisite! Shot on video this one went also straight to video and a DVD release would be really appreciated. Deadly Currency is not that bad for a direct-to-video flick and the great performances of William Smith and Robert Z'Dar makes it really worth to watch.
Also great are the scenes he has with Robert Z'Dar. Two great actors, both in most movies casted as bad guys but the chemistry between both works.
The movie itself is also not that bad: Rico, formerly an FBI man now works as a bouncer in a strip club (Tammy Parks appears as one of the dancers in the opening scene - one of the many reasons this one is worth to watch). The club is connected to Mario Verelli, the local mobster. After helping Verelli's son who has an open bill with his father Rico founds himself in the crossfire between the mobsters and the FBI.
There are two great mistakes in this movie: the guy who plays Rico, the main character, is a real bad actor and so is his co-star Traci Adell. A very beautiful girl with a sweet smile, former Playmate, but she can't act and those things ruin the whole movie.
A funny scene is when Rico beats up one of the bad guys who falls to the wall, and the wall falls down - cheap requisite! Shot on video this one went also straight to video and a DVD release would be really appreciated. Deadly Currency is not that bad for a direct-to-video flick and the great performances of William Smith and Robert Z'Dar makes it really worth to watch.
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