Detention

Detention

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DVD Review: Under Siege at High School: Typical B Action Film
Summary: 2 Stars

"Detention" is a typical kind of action film shot in Canada (by NU IMAGE), in which Dolph Lundgren stars as a history teacher Mr. Dekker, who is formerly a soldier fighting in Bosnia. Back in America, he is considering retiring, fed up with teaching the students who do not listen. So, today is the last day, and Dekker is in charge of the detention class when four terrorists led by Alex Karzis sneak into the school.

Yes, armed guys in school, but for what? And the students with Dekker are trapped in the building (typical "Die Hard" situation"), and they have to fight against the baddies, but isn't that a school? Can you just break the door or something? If you thought the premise of "Toy Soldiers" is preposterous, "Detention" proves you are absolutely wrong.

Sidney J. Furie ("Iron Eagle") is a veteran director who can proceed the whole thing at good speed, and I can say "Detention" is not boring. But the lack of logic is painfully felt when you see the unbelievable reason for the terrorists' attack especially when some scenes momentarily remind us of the sad memory of the real-life shooting case in USA. The actions themselves are not exciting at all, the best point being a motorcycle chasing a student in a wheelchair.

The characters are stereotyped ones though Dolph Lundgren's change of pace (shown playing a high school teacher) is not a bad idea. Actually, his acting here is decent, if far from his best. Still, when we see a pregnant girl (put on detention), and her getting into labor in the auditorium, we can no longer find credibility in the film.

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