Review of Uncle Sam (1996) by William M — 18 Nov 2007
Due to some pacing problems, this did not quite turn out as I would have hoped. The idea of a zombie Gulf War soldier dressing up as Uncle Sam and murdering flag burners, corrupt politicians, and horny cops sounds like a novel idea but unfortuntately the film turned out to be a bit of a bore.
A few inventive sequences redeem things a bit as there is a scene where a guy on stilts is chased through a park and also a scene involving a sack race but overall I was left disappointed. The team of Bill Lustig and Larry Cohen has created some classsic genre fare such as "Maniac Cop" but this isn't one of them as much as I wanted it to be.
There are a number of fun appearances by genre vets such as Morgan Paull (Holden from "Blade Runner"), Isaac Hayes ("Truck Turner"), Robert Forster, PJ Soles ("Halloween"), Bo Hopkins ("The Wild Bunch") and more.
This review of Uncle Sam (1996) was written by William M on 18 Nov 2007.
Uncle Sam has generally received negative reviews.
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