Review of Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) by Jason J — 29 Jun 2011

Remo Williams is a simple story about an apparently-dead cop that is recruited by a secret association to save the US from politically powerful criminals, and to this purpose he is trained by Chiun, a Korean expert of martial arts. So far, nothing exciting: it sounds like a low-budget hybrid of Karate Kid and some cheesy fanta-politic stuff.

The movie is a mixture of James Bond-elements, funny comedy and martial arts. No wonder a lot don't like this movie: no big pimped cars, no huge explosions, no big gun-fights and not a bright super-hero ! No, it's just a normal guy who becomes an agent, whether he likes it or not. Fred Ward might not be the perfect actor for this...but he does better than some so-called action stars. It's a good movie with a nice script and good actors makes fun. It's decent enough! Okay, it's not James Bond but a funny little spy-movie with a lot of action (not too big) and a lot of comedy. Alright, it's not the type of martial arts movie that we all suspected but give it a shot and I'm sure it'll grow on you.