The Expert (1995)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Rick Avery

Writers:

Max Allan Collins (writer)
Jill Gatsby (story)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

When revenge isn't enough...

Plot:

Johnny's sister is brutally attacked and murdered by a sadistic serial killer. At the trial, he is sentenced to be electrocuted...

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Martial Arts | Electrocution | B Movie | Psychopath

Cast

Jeff Speakman	...	John Lomax
James Brolin	...	Warden Munsey
Michael Shaner	...	Martin Kagan
Alex Datcher	...	Dr. Alice Barnes
Wolfgang Bodison	...	Dan Mason
Elizabeth Gracen	...	Liz Pierce
Norm Woodel	...	Bill Loomis
Jim Varney	...	Snake
Michelle Nagy	...	Jenny Lomax
Red West	...	Judge
William Barry Scott	...	Capt. Jackson
Jophery C. Brown	...	Joe Himes
Robby Robinson	...	Tex
Ramon Estevez	...	Tomas
Dan Chandler	...	Governor

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Company:

Axis Films International

Trivia:

According to screenwriter Max Allan Collins, the original script for The Expert was more akin to The Dirty Dozen, with a group of ex-Green Berets breaking into death row to fulfill the executions after the courts repeal the death penalty. When Jeff Speakman was cast, the producers had the script re-written as a vehicle for him.

Quotes:

Snake: Splatter that son of a bitch!

Movie Connections:

References Deliverance (1972)

Not worth your time or attention

THE EXPERT, starring Jeff Speakman, is the definition of DULL!!!

Dull, characters, dull situations, dull direction, dull actors, dull cinematography, dull music.

I don't really understand this movie. Is it supposed to be an action movie? It's almost as if Speakman wanted to be in a serious movie but the level of acting and writing found in THE EXPERT is below your average TV drama. And there are some typical "Speakman pummeling bad guys" scenes here and there but the main aspect of the movie relies on some sort of believable drama, which is totally wrong for Speakman or is so badly directed that it just doesn't work with the action star. In the end, this confused movie looks and feels very nondescript and bland. The worst aspect of THE EXPERT is the music. The composer is a Jerry Goldsmith wannabe, with his pompous and melodramatic score, which simply doesn't belong in this kind of (dull) movie. It's as if the producers knew they had a very dull product on their hands and they asked the composer to make the film feel more compelling and dramatic with his score, which makes the entire movie look even more confused, goofier and dull.

Don't waste your time watching this, even if you're a Jeff Speakman fan.