When I stumbled upon the 1998 action movie "Whatever It Takes" here in 2021, I must admit that I found the movie to have some appeal. Why? Well, the movie had Don Wilson and also Fred Williamson on the cast list.
And with "Whatever It Takes" being a movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I sat down to watch it.
It turns out that this 1998 action movie from writers Jack Capece and Raymond Obstfeld was actually a rather enjoyable movie. Sure, this was a typical cheesy late 1990s action movie, for better or worse. But that was definitely something that, in my opinion, added to the overall appeal of the movie.
The storyline told in "Whatever It Takes" was pretty straight forward. Sure, this was not a movie that revolutionized the action genre, nor did it bring anything new to the genre, but director Brady MacKenzie managed to deliver a wholesome action movie that was driven by a good enough storyline, interesting characters and some good old fashioned hard-hitting action.
While the movie was starring Don Wilson and co-starring Andrew Clay and Fred Williamson, then this movie was first and foremost made enjoyable by Fred Williamson in the role of a drug lord. He was so nicely cast for that particular role and character, and his performance was just spot on. This guys' charisma and appearance definitely added so much to the character.
Personally I am not interested in bodybuilding and such, so I found very little appeal in all the displaying of workout sessions and both men and women with so many muscles that it started to look monstrously bad. But hey, to each their own. But of course, with the movie's storyline, this was a needed ingredient for the movie.
If you enjoy a good old fashioned action movie, then "Whatever It Takes" is a good bet. I found it to be a rather enjoyable and entertaining movie.
My rating of "Whatever It Takes" lands on a well-deserved six out of ten stars.
