Executive Command – Movie Review
ABC Film Challenge – Thriller – X (Executive)
Director: Rick Jacobson
Writer: Sean McGinly, Tripp Reed (Screenplay)
Cast
- Michael Dudikoff (Bachelor Party)
- Paul Winfield (The Terminator)
- Richard Norton (Under a Red Moon)
- Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Jsu Garcia (Collateral Damage)
Plot: Rick Harding is a former Marine officer, now working in the FBI as a chemical weapons designer. While packing up for the night, a group of armed soldiers led by wanted criminal Carlos Gruber, break into the FBI research lab.
Runtime: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Executive Command starts when a group of terrorists led by Carlos Gruber (Norton) steal a chemical weapon. Dr Rick Harding (Dudikoff) must retrieve the weapon before it is used for anything dangerous.
Carlos hijacks a plane filled with powerful people and Rick’s wife. Rick is assigned to lead the mission to rescue them, using his military background. Can he save the day and thousands of lives before it is too late?
Verdict on Executive Command
Executive Command is an action thriller following a marine who must stop a terrorist group. They have hijacked a plane with plans of destruction over a major city if their demands are not met. However, he must overcome the odds to achieve a rescue mission.
This movie does feel like a lower budget ‘Executive Decision’. It has the same concept of boarding a hijacked plane to stop a terrorist and a race against time to achieve it. This creates a problem because this isn’t as good as the original idea and ends up feeling like a cheap knockoff. Even having an early Bryan Cranston role can’t help this movie stand out.
Where to Watch
a JustWatchFinal Thoughts – Executive Command feels like a cheap knock off.