Who Dares Wins – Movie Review
Director: Ian Sharp
Writer: Reginald Rose (Screenplay)
Writer: George Markstein (Story)
Cast
- Lewis Collins (Code Name: Wild Geese)
- Judy Davis (Nitram)
- Richard Widmark (Murder on the Orient Express)
- Edward Woodward (The Wicker Man)
- Robert Webber (The Dirty Dozen)
Plot: It’s suspected that a peace/anti-nuke organization in UK has some extremists willing to use terrorism. The action will probably be against an embassy in London. The SAS/Special Air Service try to get the organization infiltrated.
Runtime: 2 Hours 5 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Who Dares Wins starts when a peace protest has a murder by a group of extremists. Captain Peter Skellen (Collins) is recruited to go undercover in the group to learn their bigger plan. He gets close to Frankie Leith (Davis) who pulls the strings but others in the group are not convinced he is clean.
As Peter starts revealing plans, they start testing his loyalty, leading to him taking part in a hostage situation. He must use his training to save the hostages and his kidnapped family.
Verdict on Who Dares Wins
Who Dares Wins is an action thriller following a special SAS agent who goes undercover in an extremist group. They have been rumoured to be attacking someone with a big presence and they need him to stop a terrorist attack before it happens.
This movie brings to life a threat which could have been seen across the globe during the early battles for control of nukes. It uses a group that want peace and will do anything to make it happen, even if it means taking on a bigger threat. This causes conflict in the story, as we can see both sides trying to do the right thing. However, it turns into a simpler operation to take down terrorists and how a special soldier leads the fight back. It is a strange one because it never feels like there is a big threat and the music choice makes it feel like a television routine rescue scene.
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Final Thoughts – Who Dares Wins feels more like a television show introduction to an elite team.
