The Hunters Become the Hunted

Rating: 7/10 (23 August 2016)

This movie begins with a helicopter carrying a unit of 6 mercenaries into Guatemala for a meeting with an American general who wants to use this group to rescue a high ranking diplomat who has been kidnapped by revolutionaries and taken to a secret jungle hideout across the border. Although the leader of the group, "Major Alan 'Dutch' Schaefer" (Arnold Schwarzenegger) doesn't particularly like the fact that an outsider by the name of "George Dillon" (Carl Weathers) is assigned as the leader of the team even though the two have worked together in the past. His suspicions are further raised when he learns that some of the things he was told during his initial briefing weren't necessarily accurate. However, his suspicion turns to shock when he discovers that someone-or something-is hunting his group and killing them one-by-one. Now rather than reveal too much of this movie I will just say that this was a decent science-fiction film for the most part with the action being definitely showcased above everything else. Admittedly, the suspense wasn't sharp as it could have been and the script was quite basic as well. But then, considering the cast I suppose this shouldn't come as a complete surprise. In any case, this movie was still enjoyable enough as far as action films are concerned and I have rated it accordingly. Above average.