William Shatner has never been called a great actor. True, he guided STAR TREK into immortality, but that was mainly because of the series itself, with Shatner's Captain Kirk becoming more of a caricature to be revered as opposed as an acting conquest. In this entertaining, if improbable, movie, Shatner plays Aiden Carvell, an advertising executive, who is on his way to becoming a state senator. Jeff Speakman plays his campaign manager who discovers that Senator Carvell is up to some sneaky, anti-government activities, like funding a militia group that would take over America! Speakman's martial arts training enables him to become a veritable superman in his quest to take Shatner down. Lisa Darr is his supportive wife who gets caught up in the mayhem; Chris Lemmon has a small role as an FBI agent supervising witness protection for Speakman and his family. There are lots of car chases, bullets flying and an almost humorous climax between Shatner and Speakman. Speakman is a martial arts Shatner; not a great actor but a commanding presence nonetheless.
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