COMMANDO (1985) (*1/2)
Made only a year after Arnold Schwarzenegger made THE TERMINATOR, COMMANDO is the future Governator's first attempt at handling comedy. Violent action is mixed with one liners set against a standard rescue plot. On every level from the acting to the production value to directing, the production reeks of cheese. One might be able to have a laugh at how bad it all is for a while, but like eating too much Velvetta you start getting a stomachache before too long.
John Matrix (Schwarzenegger) is a former military commander who helped run a revolution in South America before retiring to a cabin in the woods with his young daughter Jenny (Alyssa Milano, TV's CHARMED). After having Matrix's men murdered, the ousted dictator Arius (Dan Hedaya, THE HURRICANE) kidnaps Jenny in an effort to force Matrix to murder the new leader he helped put in power. After offing a few bad guys, Matrix gets a flight attendant named Cindy (Rae Dawn Chong, QUEST FOR FIRE) wrapped up in his desperate search for his little girl before the villains, including his former teammate Bennett (Vernon Wells, ROAD WARRIOR), discover he is not on a plane to South America.