Starring - Cliff Twemlow (The Blind Side of God, G.B.H.), John Saint Ryan (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Twilight Zone), and Max Beesley Snr (Shameless, The Eye of Satan)
Release Date - 1983
Genre - Action
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)
Rating (out of 5):
I give boutique labels a lot of love. Sometimes I get movies in for review and they don't work for me. That doesn't mean I hate them. Hell, even if I don't enjoy the movie, I still have fun watching something new that hasn't been seen by many until a company like Severin releases it on DVD, blu, or UHD. The last week or two I've been digging through the Bloody Legend: The Complete Cliff Twemlow Collection and most of these films are not for me. However, I may not dig the films but I like seeing how different filmmakers approached different genres and so on. I'm also a sucker for 80s cinema and love seeing films from that bygone era. The next film on the chopping block is the 1983 action flick Target Eve Island. Like always, I want to thank Severin for sending this one over!
The film follows a special agent who is investigating the abduction of a young woman who is believed to know how to create a secret weapon. The close her gets to finding answers, he learns that others are after her as well so they can get their hands on the weapon forcing him to work faster to save the world.
I went into Target Eve Island after just watching another Cliff Twemlow action flick. Sadly, both are missing the action and dial up the dull dialogue and forced delivery. I wanted to find an action movie in this set that I enjoyed but couldn't bring myself to with this one. The acting in this one is similar to the previous films. The dialogue is extra heavy in this one with stiff delivery. The characters are all one dimensional and cliched which gave the cast very little to work with. There was a few scenes where the cast doesn't seem to be acting at all but are spitting out dialogue while on vacation. I'm sure some of the budget was spent on partying and visiting exotic locations and it showed in several scenes. The story for this one is a spy/espionage style film heavily influenced by the popularity of the James Bond franchise. With that being said, we get very little action, dialogue heavy scenes, and a story that is far from coherent as it is entertaining. It's a rushed film that looks like it started as a simple idea that was never fleshed out to a shot film with just as many plot holes as there was actors who didn't care about their performances. Finally, if you are looking for action or blood then you will be very disappointed. The film looks as if it's only purpose was to get the cast and crew a vacation and it worked. Overall, Target Eve Island might be the better shot of all the films in the set but the lack of action, generic story, and one dimensional characters makes this one another tough one to finish. Skip it.
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