Tubi Thursday: Timebomb (1991)

 After Doppelganger and Savage, I was in the mood for some more Avi Nesher.

Will this one make more or less sense?

A mild-mannered man- Michael Biehn- works at a Watch/Clock Repair Shop.

Things change when a fire breaks out next door and he rushes to save someone, getting his face on TV.

This guy- who FYI was calling a Phone Sex Line when he saw the News- calls his superiors and says that 'Eddy Kay is alive.'

Time to kill him...for some reason that has nothing to do with Chekhov's Broadcast about the future D.A. being in Town.

They send in a bunch of people to kill him, but they try at first to make it look like an accident, so the Film manages to reach 90 minutes.

FYI these guys are all named Mr. Black, Mr. White, etc.  This was made *before* Reservoir Dogs. 

He remembers the woman he met earlier who happens to be a Psychologist.  

Like Savage, a poor woman is dragged into this nonsense.

She helps him uncover the confusing truth.  I'll try to summarize...

Something involving Vietnam Vets and mind-control to make them assassins.
It involves lots of tubes, nodules and hologram.

Fun?

Can she help him break out of his programming in time to save some lives?

Will he be the Hero that hew as always meant to be?
Will this Film called Timebomb actually revolve around a timebomb in any meaningful way?

To find out, stream it in glorious HD.  Yes, THIS got a Blu-Ray release.

It's not great.  Is that a surprise after his previous Films though.

The Plot could be interesting.  Granted- it wouldn't be unique.  It's a little bit The Bourne Identity, a little bit Universal Soldier and even has a dash of The Terminator thrown in.  Sadly, it's not the 'cool killer robot' part.

Michael Biehn and a poor young woman are being chased by those that want to kill them.  Unlike that classic Film, they are trying to kill him instead of her.  When you cast the same guy, I'm going to get the same vibe.

The big problem is that they drag out the reveal and throw in the crazy freak-outs (like in Doppelganger and Savage).  Like my first experience with him recently, it can't just tell you a crazy story in order.  It's almost ashamed of its key Plot Points and wants you to get fully-invested before you learn them.  Insert Scientology Joke Here.

In better hands, Timebomb could be/has been a better Film.  It has crazy, silly Action at times, so its never boring.  Speaking of 'Bo,' one of the bad guys is played by a man who would be more known for something else...

It's not the worst '90s Action Film out there.  It's just so oddly-paced and shy about its Plot that you might zone out before it bothers to share it.