Dream Warrior (2003)

Director:

Zachary Weintraub

Writer:

Zachary Weintraub (writer)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In an apocalyptic future, a man with extra-human powers goes on the run.

Plot Keywords:

Discrimination | Healing Power | Supernatural | Beautiful Woman | Remake

Cast

Daniel Goddard	...	Rage
Lance Henriksen	...	Parish
Sherilyn Fenn	...	Sterling
Richard Norton	...	Archer
Bojana Gregoric	...	Danica
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Claxton	...	Jaili
Isaac Hayes	...	Yoshi
Jasmina Hdagha	...	Rage's girlfriend
Tvrtko Juric
Stojan Matavulj
Matthew Porretta	...	Caleb
Kristijan Potocki
Lucija Stamac
Zahra Swetz	...	Paloma

Also Known As:

A Man Called Rage

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexuality and violence.

Runtime:

Brazil:95 min | Japan:91 min

Country:

USA | Croatia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Zagreb, Croatia

Company:

Jadran Film

Quotes:

Yoshi: Sometimes dreams are the only thing worth having!
Rage: What are you talking about.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Rabbia - Fuoco incrociato (1984)

The write-up on the back of the DVD is lame but the movie isn't. Goddard shines!

Highlights: 1. Movie/TV vets like Sherilyn Fenn and Lance Henrickson deliver as usual. 2. Film newcomer Daniel Goddard is not only an incredibly natural dramatic actor (with lots of range potential), but he also encompasses physical strength and grace of movement. Goddard is a handsome hero, but not so good-looking as to blindside your ability to follow his dialog. I have to admit to being rather smitten with Goddard at this point in his career and look forward to his future projects with great enthusiasm. 3. The secondary cast is also worth mentioning. Although I have never seen any of them before they were also very natural actors. By natural I mean as a complete cast, neither of them seemed to stick out as being amateurs.

Lowlights: 1. Gratuitous female T & A shots (and not enough male ones-LOL) 2. In the opening "lets explain how the apocalypse happened" scene, graphics and sound mixing are really bad. Really bad. But post-production budgetary restraints may be to blame for this. 3. Goddard and Isaac Hayes (It's Salisbury Steak day children!-South Park) are captured by a Gothic tribe. While I understand this was the vehicle for bringing Rage and the Dream Warrior together to save the infant 'chosen one', not to mention an extremely sexy sleeper headlock executed by Goddard on a Gothic fighter, it was just kinda cheesy. 4. The infant in more than a few scenes was obviously a doll. In particular, the scene in which Rage is saving the infant and the infants mother by leading them down a ladder to a sun-level, Goddard (and this is my only criticism to this man) does not seem aware of the fact that he is holding an infant. Not that I'm implying they should have used a real infant but at least had Goddard hold something a little more precious than a doll in order to pull the right actions out of him.

Neutral: 1. The script must have been quite convincing in order to attract the actors involved but does loose its momentum and clarity a few times as a film.

Overall, the cast/crew does an incredible job. By the end of the movie everything seems wrapped up and nicely packed with the exception of Goddard's character Rage who is last scene walking back to the place of contention so "the people" can know the truth about Parish's (Henriksen) fanatical pursuit for perfection.