DARK POWER is a political thriller with very few actual thrills. After the Mayor of Boston is assassinated, Special Agents John Archer (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Mila Driver (Kristanna Loken) are called in to get to the bottom of things. They soon uncover a secret cabal of illuminati-types that are up to no good, as more mayoral candidates are picked off like arcade targets.
The main problem with this movie is its jumpy, incoherent story line. Seemingly important events occur only to lead nowhere. Silly subplots -"John, I'm your father!"- are introduced for no intelligent reason. Then, the finale just sort of happens, shots are fired, the end. This is a puzzle that seems to be missing several pieces.
Flanery channels Mickey Rourke, while Ms. Loken contends with her stale, straight-out-of-central-casting female agent role.
In addition to to all of this, it's very tedious to watch! Painful, in fact...
The main problem with this movie is its jumpy, incoherent story line. Seemingly important events occur only to lead nowhere. Silly subplots -"John, I'm your father!"- are introduced for no intelligent reason. Then, the finale just sort of happens, shots are fired, the end. This is a puzzle that seems to be missing several pieces.
Flanery channels Mickey Rourke, while Ms. Loken contends with her stale, straight-out-of-central-casting female agent role.
In addition to to all of this, it's very tedious to watch! Painful, in fact...