[FALCON
RISING opens in Cleveland on
Friday September 5th exclusively at Atlas Great Lakes Stadium 16 in
Mentor.]
Review by Bob
Ignizio
Michael
Jai White's iconic performance as the titular hero of 2009's cult
satire BLACK DYNAMITE
should have been a star making performance. Why that movie didn't
launch the muscular actor into a career as an action movie (or even
comedy) star is beyond me, as his charisma and talent are undeniable.
FALCON RISING
probably won't change that, but it does possess a certain charm for
fans of old school seventies and eighties low budget action flicks.
White plays John
“Falcon” Champman, an Afghan war vet suffering from PTSD. He
plays Russian roulette, and when a group of armed robbers hold up his
favorite liquor store, he doesn't hesitate to take the punks out
largely because he doesn't care if he lives or dies. About the only
thing Falcon does care about is his sister Cindy (Laila Ali), who
works with the poor of Brazil's favelas. When Cindy is brutally
beaten and left in a coma, Falcon has to pull himself out of his
despair and find out who is responsible. And with the Brazilian
police all either corrupt or ineffectual, it looks like Falcon will
have to mete out the punishment as well.
