UNDER FIRE is the hidden gem of the Big Bad Film Festival. A film that I initially thought was going to be a good little film destined for his year the direct to video market ended up being one of the best action films I've seen this year.
An FBI agent and a DEA agent, both working under cover and unaware of the others identity are running guns for drugs. The deal goes bust. Trying to salvage it they make a new deal. The new deal puts them in the middle of a shootout where a sniper has them pinned down.
Yes, the setup is old hat, but what follows is not. This isn't series of action sequences but one standoff. It's a brilliant move because the tension never lets up. Sure, there are some laughs, but mostly this is a nifty little self-contained thriller.
That it works as well as it does is do the script which keeps things tense, and funny, and the cast, specifically Dylan Sprouse and Mason Gooding who sell it. If they didn't sell it the film would collapse since they are front and center for the whole film. The guys sell it so well you'll want to see another film with them in the leads.
I loved this.
An absolute popcorn film of the highest order.
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