Detention

Rating:
Summary: Please Report to "Detention"
Review: Dolph Lundgren has finally done it! He finally decided to school his enemies at, well, a school! Yes! A genius indeed, Dolphage played an ex-soldier named Sam Decker who taught at a less-than-continuation school where cussing is the only language the kids know and girls are pregnant everywhere. "Detention" is so bad, it's good! Stereotypes have never been used this much, but the director achieved major insult to teens. Decker wanted to quit since he finally realized that High School High was below him and that the kids stunk, but the principal demanded that he stay and watch one, final detention class. Pity. A group of maniacs who dressed like Billy Idol took over the school and 'locked down' the school property. Of course, the movie went into "Under Siege" mode and Decker became a one-man army. The children band together and unite! A girl goes into labor, a wheelchair bound teen goes into a flurry and manages to outrun a motorcycle, another boy lives his self-fulfilling prophecy of actually getting courage to fight back and the whole gang construct this metallic/spike/shield thingy and fight bad guys in the gym! What an extremely entertaining movie and Dolph Lordgren delivers high-caliber action once again. What a deity he is! Yes! Two hots, thumbs up, and ten toes up, all the way!

Rating:
Summary: Under Siege at High School: Typical B Action Film
Review: When did I see Dolph Lundgren at theater last time? While watching "Detention," I was only thinking about that. At least I can say that "Dentention" is better than awful "Agent Red" "Hidden Agenda" or "Jill the Ripper." But sorry, that does not mean that his new film is good.

"Detention" is a typical kind of action film shot in Canada (by NU IMAGE), in which Dolph Lundgren stars as a history teacher Mr. Dekker, who is formerly a soldier fighting in Bosnia. Back in America, he is considering retiring, fed up with teaching the students who do not listen. So, today is the last day, and Dekker is in charge of the detention class when four terrorists led by Alex Karzis sneak into the school.

Yes, armed guys in school, but for what? And the students with Dekker are trapped in the building (typical "Die Hard" situation"), and they have to fight against the baddies, but isn't that a school? Can you just break the door or something? If you thought the premise of "Toy Soldiers" is preposterous, "Detention" proves you are absolutely wrong.

Sidney J. Furie ("Iron Eagle") is a veteran director who can proceed the whole thing at good speed, and I can say "Detention" is not boring. But the lack of logic is painfully felt when you see the unbelievable reason for the terrorists' attack especially when some scenes momentarily remind us of the sad memory of the real-life shooting case in USA. The actions themselves are not exciting at all, the best point being a motorcycle chasing a student in a wheelchair.

The characters are stereotyped ones though Dolph Lundgren's change of pace (shown playing a high school teacher) is not a bad idea. Actually, his acting here is decent, if far from his best. Still, when we see a pregnant girl (put on detention), and her getting into labor in the auditorium, we can no longer find credibility in the film.

Rating:
Summary: Under Siege at High School: Typical B Action Film
Review: When did I see Dolph Lundgren at theater last time? While watching "Detention," I was only thinking about that. At least I can say that "Dentention" is better than awful "Agent Red" "Hidden Agenda" or "Jill the Ripper." But sorry, that does not mean that his new film is good.

"Detention" is a typical kind of action film shot in Canada (by NU IMAGE), in which Dolph Lundgren stars as a history teacher Mr. Dekker, who is formerly a soldier fighting in Bosnia. Back in America, he is considering retiring, fed up with teaching the students who do not listen. So, today is the last day, and Dekker is in charge of the detention class when four terrorists led by Alex Karzis sneak into the school.

Yes, armed guys in school, but for what? And the students with Dekker are trapped in the building (typical "Die Hard" situation"), and they have to fight against the baddies, but isn't that a school? Can you just break the door or something? If you thought the premise of "Toy Soldiers" is preposterous, "Detention" proves you are absolutely wrong.

Sidney J. Furie ("Iron Eagle") is a veteran director who can proceed the whole thing at good speed, and I can say "Detention" is not boring. But the lack of logic is painfully felt when you see the unbelievable reason for the terrorists' attack especially when some scenes momentarily remind us of the sad memory of the real-life shooting case in USA. The actions themselves are not exciting at all, the best point being a motorcycle chasing a student in a wheelchair.

The characters are stereotyped ones though Dolph Lundgren's change of pace (shown playing a high school teacher) is not a bad idea. Actually, his acting here is decent, if far from his best. Still, when we see a pregnant girl (put on detention), and her getting into labor in the auditorium, we can no longer find credibility in the film.