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- 1979
- PG
- American Cinema Releasing
- 1 h 30 m
- 1979
- PG
- American Cinema Releasing
- 1 h 30 m
Summary When the detectives of an undercover police unit are being mysteriously killed by a martial artist, a professional kickboxer is hired to assist them.
Directed By: Paul Aaron
Written By: Pat E. Johnson, Ernest Tidyman
- 1979
- PG
- American Cinema Releasing
- 1 h 30 m
- 1979
- PG
- American Cinema Releasing
- 1 h 30 m
A Force of One
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Summary When the detectives of an undercover police unit are being mysteriously killed by a martial artist, a professional kickboxer is hired to assist them.
Directed By: Paul Aaron
Written By: Pat E. Johnson, Ernest Tidyman
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
51
25% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
75% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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A Force of One, has a simplistic plot, low budget sets and sloppy editing. It's pretty good. Not only does it move along at a faster clip than many a higher-budget film, but it's done without a lot of gore -- no small feat in a martial-arts movie. [12 Oct 1979, p.39]
A typically plot-heavy script from Ernest Tidyman survives unimaginative direction to deliver that current rarity, an unpretentious action movie. A bit out of its depth at the top of a bill, but vastly superior to the ostensibly similar Jaguar Lives.
One detects flickering intentions of enlarging on the formula material -- especially in the byplay between the actors playing narcs -- but the prevailing mood of the entertainment is decidedly bargain-basement. [11 Oct 1979, p.D15]
After Bruce Lee's death, a gaping hole plagued the martial arts genre, but former karate champ Norris helped close that gap.
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