I've been looking for this movie for quit some time. A couple of weeks ago I found it on e-bay on a VHS-tape, together with a movie called "Mines of Kilimanjaro". Now what exactly made me want to see Counterforce? The cast! For such a cheap, standard action movie it's extremely impressive. We find Louis Jourdan, the once promising Andrew Stevens, Isaac Hayes, Mexican superstar Jorge Rivero, Oscar-winner George Kennedy, Indian star Kabir "Sandokan" Bedi, Robert Foster and for fans of Italian B-horror there is Hugo Stiglitz (with Iron Maiden T-shirt!) who starred in Lenzi's "Incubo sulla città contaminata". Yesterday I watched it and although my expectations were really not that high, it was a disappointment. At best, this movie can be described as a cheap mixture of Delta force and The A-team, but that is not doing these 2 justice. There is not very much action, people just seem to go from here to there. The final tries to bring some suspense, but it's downright boring. Well actually, the entire movie is boring. The actors really can't save this movie, but give it a flair that it doesn't deserve. The editing is sometimes quit dynamic and the music by Joel Goldsmith (yes, Jerry's son) is not bad. 03/10
Review of Counterforce
