DESERT HEAT, R, (1999, Columbia TriStar Home Video)

Van Damme plays Eddie Lomax a mysterious loner ready to end his life in this modern day western-fable. But when a gang of un-ruly brothers beat him, shoot him and leave him for dead the one thing they forgot to do is make sure he was dead. Now with the will to live Eddie sets out on a one man revenge.

STORY:

B+:: Desert Heat was well written by TIm O'Rourke. His collection of all of the weird characters brings fun to the movie. Action,fantasy,drugs,women,guns and motorcycles makes one hell of a movie.

ACTING:

C+:: Van Damme played Eddie Lomax great and gave a better performance in this film than in his recently released movie Universal Soldier: The Return and some of that might have to do with the script. Other good performances from Jamie Pressly who plays Dottie in the film.

OVERALL RATING: B-

REASON BEHIND THE R-RATING:

VIOLENCE:

Dozens of fatal shootings, fatal explosions, fatal beatings, a man is cut from the stomach to upper chest by a man with a sword.

LANGUAGE:

In Triple figures...

SEXUALITY:

Naked women, and a naked Van Damme.

DRUG USE:

Men snort cocaine, drink beer and deal drugs to other men.

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