Excessive Force II: Force on Force

Excessive Force II: Force on Force
Film Poster
Directed by Jonathan Winfrey
Produced by Paul Hertzberg
Lisa M. Hansen (executive producer)
Written by Mark Sevi
Starring
Music by Kevin Kiner
Cinematography Russ Brandt
Edited by Nina Gilberti
Production
companies
New Line Cinema
CineTel Pictures
Distributed by CineTel Films
New Line Home Entertainment
PolyGram Video
Release date
  • August 29, 1995 (1995-08-29) (US)
Running time
 88 min.
Country United States
Language English

Excessive Force II: Force on Force is a 1995 direct-to-video action film, starring Stacie Randall and Dan Gauthier. It was written by Mark Sevi and directed by Jonathan Winfrey. The film is a sequel to Excessive Force (1993), despite not bearing any relation to the original movie or its storyline.

Plot

Harley Cordell is an agent looking for revenge against her ex-boyfriend, now a criminal, who tried to kill her by shooting her in the head.

Cast

Reception

TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars and stated: "The original Excessive Force was a ridiculous vehicle for low-level action star Thomas Ian Griffith; that film's only virtue was its colourful supporting cast. This film (originally written as a stand-alone project) is easier to take seriously, but lacks much in the way of colourful details to distract from its generic plot. The cast, writer Mark Sevi and director Jonathan Winfrey (a veteran of the Roger Corman stable) do what is expected of them, but their work lacks the spark that would set this movie apart from the countless other action mini-epics crowding the video shelves.[1] "Monster Hunter" wrote: "It’s as forgettable as its star (Randall has numerous credits, but has anyone ever been in so many sequels with the number "4" in the title?) and you’ll find yourself sympathizing with the wooziness Harley’s head trauma causes her as you struggle through this one. It can’t even muster up the perverse entertainment of the laughably bad Thomas Ian Griffith unrelated predecessor, Excessive Force."[2] Scott Weinberg fom DVD Talk gave it two out of five stars, stating: "Notable for being the only movie in the history of cinema to use the word "force" three times in its title, Excessive Force II: Force on Force is your ultra-standard lady-cop ass-kick cable flick chestnut. It offers not one whiff of an iota of originality or real craftsmanship, but for what it is, EC2 delivers the goods with only a minimum of unintentional hilarity."[3] Mitch Lovell from "The Video Vacuum" gave it two and a half stars and said: "Overall, I think Excessive Force II: Force on Force is about on par with its predecessor. It doesn't have that film's great supporting cast, but I think it's a better made film than the original. It's not great, but as far as Part 2's go, you can do a lot worse. And as far as movies with the word "Force" in the title go, this is about as good as it gets.[4]

On Rotten Tomatoes, Excessive Force II currently holds 46% of audience score.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Excessive Force II: Force On Force". TV Guide. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Excessive Force II: Force on Force (1995)". Monster Hunter. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Weinberg, Scott. "Excessive Force II: Force on Force". DVD Talk. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ Lovell, Mitch. "EXCESSIVE FORCE II: FORCE ON FORCE (1995)". The Video Vacuum. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ "EXCESSIVE FORCE II: FORCE ON FORCE (1995)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
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