Video Review

The Dogfighters

Reviewed by Michael Sauter | Aug 16, 1996
EW's GRADE
C-

Details Movie Rated: R; Genre: Mystery and Thriller; With: Alexander Godunov and Robert Davi

No, this silly straight-to-tape thriller isn't about pilots. Well, actually, The Dogfighters is about one: a disgruntled Gulf War ace (Robert Davi) who's drafted by the CIA to infiltrate a foreign renegade's nuclear weapons plant. You may be wondering if a fighter pilot is the right man for this 007-type mission — especially since he's played by the Bond villain from Licence to Kill. But Davi can punch and shoot as well as the next video hero — it's easy when your opponents fall over like so many sitting ducks. C-

Originally posted Aug 16, 1996 Published in issue #340 Aug 16, 1996 Order article reprints

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