
A retired special agent named John Matrix led an elite unit and has left the armed forces to live in a secluded mountain home with his daughter Jenny. But now he is forced out of retirement when his daughter is kidnapped by a band of thugs intent on revenge! Unbeknownst to Matrix, the members of his former unit are being killed one by one. Even though Matrix' friend General Franklin Kirby gives Matrix armed guards, attackers manage to kidnap Matrix and Jenny. Matrix learns th... (Full plot summary below)
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A retired special agent named John Matrix led an elite unit and has left the armed forces to live in a secluded mountain home with his daughter Jenny. But now he is forced out of retirement when his daughter is kidnapped by a band of thugs intent on revenge! Unbeknownst to Matrix, the members of his former unit are being killed one by one. Even though Matrix' friend General Franklin Kirby gives Matrix armed guards, attackers manage to kidnap Matrix and Jenny. Matrix learns that Bennett, a former member of his Matrix' unit who was presumed dead has kidnapped him to try to force Matrix to do a political assassination for a man called Arius (who calls himself El Presidente), a warlord formerly bested by Matrix who wishes to lead a military coup in his home country. Since Arius will have Jenny killed if Matrix refuses, Matrix reluctantly accepts the demand.
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| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairCommando remains one of the best and most exciting action movies ever to come out of Hollywood... |
| VarietyVariety StaffChong lights up the film like a firefly, Schwarzenegger delivers a certain light touch of his own, [and] the result is palatable action comics. |
| Filmcritic.comPete Croattoone of the best arguments available for the action movie as pure entertainment |
| ScreenAnarchySebastian Zavala KahnA cheesy and absurd kind of product, but it somehow works. |
| Miami HeraldBill CosfordComic book stuff, helped out by the presence of Rae Dawn Chong as an airline stewardess whose sarcastic commentary adds some comic counterpoint to the deliberately overscaled action. |
| Apollo GuideJamie GilliesIt might have been fun to watch when I was nine, but knowing what I know now, it is a horribly offensive film. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseAn audacious comic-book movie on steroids...cinematic junk food, but even a dieter deserves to cheat once in a while. [Blu-Ray] |
| 7M PicturesKevin Carrserves as a template for many future action flicks |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrComic book stuff, helped out by the presence of Rae Dawn Chong as an airline stewardess whose sarcastic commentary adds some comic counterpoint to the deliberately overscaled action. |
| Washington PostPaul AttanasioTwo-thirds of this 90-minute film is mayhem unrelieved by humor and untouched by humanity. |