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When Chris Murdoch falls obsessively in love with a Japanese girl attending University in Seattle (Kaori Ozaki) he murders Japanese men who have shown her kindness under the pretext of revenge for the attack on Pearl Harbor during WWII. However the ruse involves the FBI in the case, and Agent Sara Daniels. However, the investigation is hampered when Yoko Sugimura of the Tokyo Police arrives to take Kaori back to her influential father. Despite their initial dislike, Sara and Yoko are forced to work together to stop Chris when his obsession is manifest with high explosives. Written by
Sean Markland <seanm@eor.com>
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When Yoko reaches out of the cab to take something from Sara, her hand is bandaged and the sleeve of her outfit is grey. However, when the camera switches to a long shot, her hand is now unbandaged and her sleeve is dark black.
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Following in the footsteps of Speed and Blown Away, Countdown is a fairly low-rent example of the 'Mad Bomber' sub-genre, but the movie is not without merit...
Though the film provides few surprises, it remains a delight to see Lori Petty in a starring role for a change, and she is as watchable as ever in this movie. Her quirky presence is the film's great strength.
Add one or two tense scene's and we have a decent thriller, albeit not an overly memorable one.
Worth a rent.