The Commando

Name: The Commando
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: January 7, 2022
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Barry Hanley, Brendan Fehr, David Lea, Donald Cerrone, Gianni Capaldi

2022

METASCORE

No score yet based on 2 Critic Reviews Awaiting 2 more reviews

tbd

USER SCORE

No score yet

tbd

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

tbd	Your Score
tbd	User Score No score yet

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Play Sound

Please enter your birth date to watch this video:

You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

The Commando

Now Playing: The Commando

Movie Details & Credits

Saban Films | Release Date: January 7, 2022 | R

Starring: Barry Hanley, Brendan Fehr, David Lea, Donald Cerrone, Gianni Capaldi, Jeff Fahey, John Enos III, Mia Terry, Michael Jai White, Mickey Rourke

Summary: An elite DEA agent (Michael Jai White) returns home after a failed mission when his family makes an unexpected discovery in their house – a stash of money worth $3 million. They soon face the danger and threat of a newly released criminal (Mickey Rourke) and his crew who will do whatever it takes to retrieve the money – including kidnap theAn elite DEA agent (Michael Jai White) returns home after a failed mission when his family makes an unexpected discovery in their house – a stash of money worth $3 million. They soon face the danger and threat of a newly released criminal (Mickey Rourke) and his crew who will do whatever it takes to retrieve the money – including kidnap the agent’s daughters. … Expand

Director: Asif Akbar

Genre(s): Action, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 93 min

See All Details and Credits

Watch Now

Stream On

Expand

Metascore

tbd

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

Rene Rodriguez

Jan 6, 2022

A talky and lethargic home-invasion thriller, The Commando amounts to an inept crime drama stuffed with banal dialogue and irrelevant supporting characters to pad its feature-length running time. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Jan 6, 2022

The Commando contains a number of egregious implausibilities and cliches. Read full review

SEE ALL 2 REVIEWS

Write a Review

Mixed:

User Reviews

GamingCouchSpud

Jan 22, 2022

The latest in what seems like a never-ending schedule of low budget, winter action film releases, The Commando sees Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) and Michael Jai White (Spawn) come to blows in a classic home invasion film.

James Baker (Michael Jai White) is a DEA agent who has PTSD after aThe latest in what seems like a never-ending schedule of low budget, winter action film releases, The Commando sees Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) and Michael Jai White (Spawn) come to blows in a classic home invasion film.

James Baker (Michael Jai White) is a DEA agent who has PTSD after a mission that went wrong and as he returns home to his family, he has to deal with all that that entails. Little does he know that the home he and his family live in just happens to be a hiding place for the ill-gotten gains of a bank robbery that happened years earlier.

Johnny, played by Rouke, finds himself at a parole hearing after being locked up for his crimes, he sweet talks his way through the hearing and manages to get released. As soon as he is out, he decides he needs to recover his money, so with his gang, they set about James Baker's house, and this is where the main action starts.

Baker's kids have found some of the money and have started spending it thinking it is a long-forgotten stash that no one will ever care about.

The film itself isn't that long, the budget is relatively low, which you can tell from some of the dodgy sound, it is almost like some scenes were filmed with no mic boom, or actors wearing microphones at all, and just the sound recording from the camera. There are a few scenes which seem thrown in just for the sake of it, and the plot overall is pretty simple.

With all that said, Michael Jai White is convincing as the PTSD suffering DEA agent, and Mickey Rourke is always an interesting person to see on screen. I did think they would give us a nice swerve right at the end, but alas my hopes were dashed.

The Good
Strong performance from Michael Jai White, some decent gore effects, and convincing fight scenes.

The Bad
Some attempts at light hearted / comedic moments fall a bit flat. And people never reloading guns is always a bit of a pet peeve of mine.

Overall
Is it an action classic? No. Is it a passable 90 minutes of low budget action sillyness? Yes. Is it worth your time to see it? If you are a fan of Michael Jai White then yes, why not. I score The Commando (2022) a generous 7/10… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

SEE ALL 1 REVIEWS