It’s the future. The earth’s surface has been destroyed by war. The survivors live in underground cities, where anarchy thrives, and violent neo-religious cults compete for power. Dakota, an ex-cop assassin, must fight to survive in this terrible world with his new friends.
This trash sci-fi thriller is a lot of fun – martial arts, stripper tits, and futuristic boxcar shootouts. Virtually every scene is drenched in melancholic lighting and nearly everyone is wearing some kind of bizarre leather outfit. More interesting (and never really explored) is the dismal face of humanity in the underworld. With law and order gone, freaks are left to run amok, leaving a general sense of despondency, which is the perfect atmosphere for this story.
Roddy Piper is another bonus, who plays his part well as a mad religious despot. Sadly though, he’s probably the only actor in the film who can actually act. Howell does such an obscene job of playing Dakota that he almost destroys the film before it starts. A mad henchman plays a doable job, but that’s about it. Everyone else is barely tolerable. If only they casted Ruter Hauer instead.
Rating: 4/10
Possession Media 