He later tracks down this last android and kills her before leaving the LAPD and holing up in Baja. He takes most of them out but one escapes leaving him food for thought. Disillusioned by the way the world is going he is wounded during a fight with a group called the Red Army Hammerheads. Alex Raine (Gruner) is an enhanced assassin and bounty hunter who works for the LAPD. Human beings have had their lives extended by replacing body parts with cybernetic enhancements and androids exist. The movie takes place in 2027 and the world is completely different.
Among those was the movie NEMESIS, directed by Albert Pyun and starring Olivier Gruner. Some of these were terrible and most were low budget but among them were some of the most inventive and interesting films you could find. While there may be a brick wall between the audience and any hope of an emotional connection, it is sexy and fun enough to remain a great time.īack when video ruled mom and pop stores across the country filled the shelves not just with the latest hits but made for video features that came about to fulfill the need for more product. It has a wonderfully distributed blend of science fiction and action. Deboarah Shelton is endlessly sexy and gives the movie a raw energy that almost compensates for its distant connection to the material. The movie creates a fascinatingly erotic connection between the near future and wangled, unrestrained sexuality. Most in the audience will be pleased by the film's unlimited sex appeal. He has a difficulty capturing transitions adequately, which obscures some of the action scenes. As Pyun demonstrated in his 1997 disaster "Mean Guns", he has a hard time tapping into his characters and material which makes things seem distant, confusing and at times impenetrable. "Nemesis" does need work, don't get me wrong. There are great stunts, focused direction and good acting to keep it unrelentingly fun. Yes, 10 years later "Underworld" implemented this idea in a more popular film, but I hardly think it did so in better form. As if this wasn't cool enough, Pyun uses a Raimi-esquire shot that stays on Gruner's head as he drops through the building. Don't miss the apartment shoot-'em-up where Gruner shoots at the floor spiraling as to create a hole for him to drop down, which he continues to do for two more floors. The shoot-outs are imaginative and never redundant or trite. Hit and miss Pyun is in top form- using high-tech, but refreshingly not over the top, weaponry and beautiful urban sets. Director Albert Pyun creates a slick neo-noir atmosphere which extenuates the story. It lovingly references the movies it takes from, also- which include "Terminator", "Robocop", and "Blade Runner" which keep it on the respectable side of generic. I was tickled pink by a story that doesn't count on cheesy, cop-out twists to maintain its excitement, but simultaneously delivers the goods of a sci-fi and action movie.
He becomes involved in a dangerous (and at times confusing) plot that sends him fleeing through an industrial wasteland in search for answers. Gruner plays Alex, an undercover cop/cyborg hunter. Tight direction and good special effects also keep it fast moving and fun. Gruner may be the poor man's Peter Weller, but he plays his 85% android character with an effective stone face and only shreds of humanity. Pyun regained his usual golden touch for the sequels, producing what may be the most hate-inducing cinema known to man.Ĭelebrate Oliver Gruner's heyday by watching the B-movie masterpiece "Nemesis". If that sounds interesting to you, then give Nemesis a rent. As well, the locations are varied, and it was one of the earliest films to achieve a William-Gibson-esque cyberpunk feel. As I said, the action is way above average in energy and style. It's lower budget and the acting isn't that great. Of course, keep in my mind that this is a B-film. There's even a "shoot through the floor gag" that was ripped off wholesale recently for the Kate Beckinsale vampire/werewolf film, "Underworld".
All I know is that there are action scenes in here that are genuinely good, to the point where you might think you were seeing the work of a young but talented action stylist. I suspect that another director did most of the work on this one, but I've never been able to confirm. Nice visuals, interesting ideas, evocative cyberpunk mood, good pacing, and a rather shocking grasp of effective action camerawork and editing. Therefore, it comes as a surprise that "Nemesis" is so eminently watchable. Never mind the action scenes - Even simple dialogue scenes can be mangled and made unbearable with his magic touch. Director Albert Pyun is responsible for some of the most inept movies in the history of cinema.
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