REVIEW: Hired To Kill - accidentally chosen by Jeff as it was on the other side of Cold Harvest.

Starring: Brian Thompson, Oliver Reed, George Kennedy.
Director: Nico Mastorakis, Peter Rader
Year: 1990
Tagline(s): NA
Suggested replacement tagline: Hired to kill but will also do homosexual snogs
Theme: Man love (again), alcho pops.

Overview:

Frank Ryan (Brian Thompson) is a soldier of fortune. Hired by a powerful organisation to infiltrate a volatile Middle East country, his job will be to locate jailed rebel leader Petros Rallis (screen legend José Ferrer), then free him - or kill him. Either result will ignite a revolution and destroy the present regime. Ryan's unscrupulous boss Willard Thomas (screen legend and Naked Gun straight man George Kennedy) recruits six beautiful but deadly women who will enter Cypra disguised as fashion models on tour. Though Ryan is in charge of the operation, he doesn't like the set up one bit.

Review:

Big chinned mercenary Frank Ryan (Bryan Thompson) gets to snog his way to success when he accepts a mission to the made up in 30 seconds island state of Cypra. Frank soon finds himself lumbered with a team of women which are to pose as models in a fashion show on Cypra. Frank himself has to pose as their homosexual fashion designer boss. As mentioned previously Frank snogs his way to success in his mission. Now you would be forgiven if you assumed that it would be one of the women in his team that Frank snogs but no it is actually Michael Bartos (Oliver Reed!) Cypra’s Dictatorial leader that gets Franks lip service.
This film is satisfyingly macho with some great lines exchanged between Frank Ryan and his prospective employer right from the beginning. It rolls out all the usual action film clichés but some how has a lot more charm than many other films of this ilk. This is down to the good humour in which the film is acted. The cast appear to be in good spirits, probably enjoying their break from the doll cue. Highly recommended.

Overall percentage: 83%

(Above) Oliver grabs Brian by the gonads, good god he is enjoying it.

(Above) The famous male snogging scene. A friend of ours named 'Rangi' told us this picture turned him on so much that he had to change his underwear every time he saw it.