This futuristic, action-packed adventure is dark and cartoony, but it provides a few good laughs here and there. If you thought that the Big Apple was a hellhole, wait until you see the Big Orange. Orange County to Malibu is now the dumping ground for all the undesirables as defined by the militantly puritanical US Government. Sunset Boulevard hasn't changed much. It is lined with hookers, and one looks suspiciously like Divine Brown.
Wildfires burn out of control around the landmark Hollywood sign.
Snake has come to town, against his will, to recover a little black box that can control the world. The villain in charge of LA island is named Cuervo, a Latin strongman who looks like a youngish Castro. Before it's over, Cuervo will force Snake to play hoops for his life in the LA Coliseum. Together, they get to hang ten on a well-timed wave down Laurel Canyon. Not quite totally awesome due to some rather schlocky special effects.