New Flix: Instant Death (2017)

Sadly, this is not part of the Van Damme 'Death' Series.  Instead, this is a new Action Film Starring...Lou Ferrigno?

The Plot is basically a mix of Taken, Death Wish and First Blood.

Lou is a Soldier with some mental instability who is going to see his Daughter after a Decade.

This guy- who is NOT Ray Winstone- is a British Gangster killing fools to get to the top.

In the United Kingdom (the Film never gets more specific than that), the two cross paths as Lou stumbles across a shooting and escapes via his 'specific set of skills.'

Afterwards, he immediately goes to see his Family.  Sure- what could go wrong?

Lots.

No SPOILERS on the exact details, but they are bad enough to make Lou emote!

This leads to Lou going on a killing spree.  Will he get his vengeance or will the ineffectual Police stop him?

To find out, watch the Film.

Damn dark!  Damn derivative.  As a straight Action Film, this works fine.  There is a certain novelty in seeing a 60+ year old Lou Ferrigno beating up fools.  To his credit, he still has the physical presence to pull this off.  This isn't like seeing a pasty Seagal just sort of wave his arms at people to knock them over.  On the other hand, Ferrigno is not exactly famous as a fighter (unless you watched the Cage Films).  He doesn't embarrass himself, but he also doesn't shine in this regard.  When it comes to looking intense and shooting people, he has that down though!  The biggest thing about the Film is just how bleak it is.  There is no moral.  There is no lesson.  It is just bad people doing bad things to each other and then another pretty bad guy doing bad things to them (at least with some reason).  I guess I could give the Film credit for not trying to make him out to be a hero or to make this 'fun' (like the new Death Wish seems to be going for).  Speaking of Death Wish, there is nothing new here.  Isn't that right, new Richard Crenna?

A bleak, violent Film without a real moral.  If that's your thing, then have at it!