Detonator II: Night Watch
(TV 1995)
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Detonator II: Night Watch
(TV 1995)
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| Alexandra Paul | ... | ||
| William Devane | ... |
Nick Caldwell
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| Michael Shannon | ... |
Martin Schraeder
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Kay Siu Lim | ... |
Mao Yixin
(as Lim Kay Siu)
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Irene Ng | ... |
Myra Tang
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Hidde Maas | ... |
Miles Van Dehn
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Tom Jansen | ... |
Insp. De Jongh
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Tomislav Ralis | ... |
Louis Armand
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Harold Bone | ... |
Lemmer
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| Rolf Saxon | ... |
Ted Fisk
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Natalie Roles | ... |
Jennifer
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Kate Harper | ... |
Psychologist
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Mark King | ... |
Luke Sheehan
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Terry Diab | ... |
U.N.A.C.O. Voice
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UN agents Mike Graham and Sabrina Carver are sent by their director Nick Caldwell to investigate the theft of Rembrandt's painting, "The Night Watch". The trail takes them from Amsterdam to Hong Kong and involves them in not only art theft and forgery, but the high-tech schemes of Martin Schraeder and his Korean cohort Mao Yixin. Written by Jim Burrows <brons@Eldacur.com>
Stay clear of this if you value good adaptations of Alistair McLean novels (Where Eagles Dare, The Guns of Navarone, Fear is My Weapon, etc). This must be the worst film made ever. The opening scene is hilarious, even though it clearly isn't supposed to be, the shooting scenes throughout are horrible, the acting appallingly bad, and after an hour you really just want it to end. Pierce Brosnan runs around looking like some American Hillibilly with his British accent shining through every other scene. His smug acting style fits his character, but he just doesn't pull it off. The female lead, Alexandra Paul, makes a performance that surely qualifies for some award given to least impressive acting job ever. Warm presence? Moronic presence I'd say. It really is painful to watch. I had to fast forward the thing in the end in order to avoid hurting myself badly with a stapler. Writer-directer David Jackson probably does his best to make something out of this low-budget production, but in the end the film should be taken to a back alley and put out of its misery.