General Commander (2019)

GRS operative Jake Alexander and his team of young recruits go after the most dangerous and notorious criminals with the help of a Hong Kong billionaire.

Directors:

Ross W. Clarkson (co-director), Philippe Martinez (co-director)

Writers:

Lisa Gabriel, Philippe Martinez (creator)

Stars:

Steven Seagal, Byron Gibson, Ron Smoorenburg

Cast

Credited cast:
Steven Seagal	...	Jake Alexander
Byron Gibson	...	Tom Benton
Ron Smoorenburg	...	Hayes' Henchman
Soraya Torrens	...	Anna Rosen
Mica Javier	...	Maria Lopez
Megan Brown	...	Jessica Thompson
Erdenetuya Batsukh	...	Tuya Alexander
Sonia Couling	...	Sonia Dekker
Ruben Maria Soriquez	...	Santino Amato
Edoardo Costa	...	Orsini
Ricardo Cepeda	...	Mao
Lou Veloso	...	Roy Lopez
Billy Ray Gallion	...	Zach Stevens
Evgeniya Akhremenko	...	Katarina Sokolov
Don Gordon Bell	...	Charlie (as Gordon Bell)

Storyline

GRS operative Jake Alexander and his team of young recruits go after the most dangerous and notorious criminals with the help of a Hong Kong billionaire.

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Taglines:

Heroes Without Borders.

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Genres:

Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, and language throughout

Details

Country:

UK Philippines Hungary USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 May 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

General Commander

Filming Locations:

Manila, Philippines

Company Credits

Production Co:

Saradan Media, SPI International

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

General Commander was originally envisaged and marketed as a television series following "a top secret, rogue international paramilitary unit that fights major criminal organisations in a bid to stop World War III", based on a screenplay by Philipe Martinez and Bey Logan and produced by SPI International and Saradan Media. The series would have had nine episodes each with a runtime of 45 minutes.

User Reviews

Your typical Steven Segal C-grade film - with...

Your typical Steven Segal C-grade film - with an actual story, albeit convoluted, and done way better, many times before.

The directing by novice directors Ross W. Clarkson and Philippe Martinez was also terrible with the 1980's blurring, out-of-focus and fading shots, and they failed to direct their cast effectively. Even Segal's few choreographed fight scenes made him look like an amateur martial artist from the terrible directing and editing.

The story and screenplay also by Philippe Martinez was very amateurish and all over the place (literally), with some out of place scenes and shots that make you shake your head, as would some dialogue that may as well have been written by a 5th grader.

The poorest acting was from the CIA director Megan Brown, who seemed like this was her first ever acting role, and the annoying repetitive dialogue the writers gave her certainly didn't help. Byron Gibson was great, as were the rest of the main cast, who held their own without direction, especially novice actor Soraya Torrens in her first major film - who was also easy on the eyes. Segal was his typical boring-personality self, and he should really stick to what he's good at - more martial-arts fighting action, and less acting and dialogue. He also needs to get rid of that dark fake-looking nasty goatee and Dracula forehead hairline. Your eyes just can't keep un-see them, they stand out so much for some reason.

Finally, the score was annoying and very obvious at the wrong times. Nevertheless, an enjoyable lazy Sunday popcorn flick that's been done many times before, with flaws I expected. It's a 6/10 from me.