Wounded (1997)

Just perfect...

It is a performances centric movie

A Disappointing Continuation

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

while i didn't hate this movie,i didn't find it spectacular either.the first twenty minutes or so are quite good,with some action and tension.the last ten minutes are also good,again with some action and suspense.the problem is the middle of the movie.it's just too damn slow moving.i kept hoping and waiting for something to happen.there's a lot of talking in this one.however,i really liked Graham Greene as a bitter former cop.Madchen Amick is convincing in the role of action heroine by the way,is it just me,or could she pass for Kim Delaney's twin sister?anyway,the star of this movie is Adrian Pasdar,who plays the bad guy,and really well,i might add.his character is definitely very chilling and sadistic.unfortunately,the the movie itself falls short.my vote for "Wounded" is 5/10

This is a fairly good movie that doesn't try to overwhelm the viewers with non-stop action, chase scenes and loud, hysterical goings on. However, I do feel that the movie would have been better with a little more action and sharper dialog. For much of the time, the dialog was spoken so softly that I had to keep turning up the volume on my TV just to be able to hear what the characters were saying. The finale, where the protagonist and antagonist meet to resolve the issue is just as low key as the rest of the movie.

The characters are straight, the story simple, the directing efficient, Maybe it lacks a bit of soul to have made it a secret favourite, and the plot twist that gives Madchen Amick the role of the revengeful Rambo-like woman is a bit out of hand - but at least the final confrontation was kept low-profile, more accent put on suspense rather than adrenaline action - precisely what heightens the value of this flick, comparing to the neighboring action movies in the videostore...

Forget about Charles Bronson and Deathwish, this is a film with at least a couple of more levels in the sweet, cold sensation of revenge. This film takes the old saying of: `Revenge is a dish best served cool' and turns it into a very good film. In contrast from the `Deathwish' movies which can be very one-dimensional in its revenge-seeking, this one really makes one understand what Mädchen Amick must feel like. This pleasant but scary journey takes us from the innocent peace-loving girl that she was all the way to the killing machine she becomes in a very deep and colorful way. And it doesn't exactly hurt that her sidekick is, the always great, Graham Greene!If you're looking for an action-packed movie with a lot of cool camera shots (a la N.Y.P.D Blue) this one is not for you. But if you're looking for a high suspense thriller on an emotional level with a lot of great lines and character development this one will be right up your alley!