NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Holstra Boring, long, and too preachy.

Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

Leofwine_draca VIRTUAL ASSASSIN is an amusingly overblown B-movie thriller with futuristic touches. I had no idea what it would be to begin with, except for a vehicle for low-rent action star Michael Dudikoff, but after a slightly slow start things eventually make sense: this is nothing more than a sci-fi styled DIE HARD rip-off, with Dudikoff's janitor tangling with a bunch of typical over-the-top bad guys led by the typically exceptional Brion James. The budget is low and the action scenes cheap, and there's laughable dialogue throughout, but for fans of '90s cheese VIRTUAL ASSASSIN isn't too bad. The film has a fast pace and plenty of action to see it through, and the dependable Dudikoff gets the job done, as always.

deshan-78580 Before I start this review, I will let you guys know that this review may contain some spoiler alerts, viewer discretion is advised. Virtual Assassin (or Cyberjack outside the US) is a 1995 direct-to- video action sci-fi movie starring the one & only, Michael Dudikoff. The plot of this film is about a group of assassins trying to get the virus in order to conquer the world, it leaves us to the Janitor Nick (aka Michael Dudikoff) to stop them from taking over the world. This movie had potential to be decent, but instead it ended up being quite lame & forgettable. The action scenes are alright & some special effects are alright as well, but crippled with a poor & cliché as hell storyline, sub par acting, uninteresting characters and more. I'll give this movie a straight up 4 out of 10. Unless you have nothing else better to do, I suggest you skip this movie, the end.Rated R for strong action violence, coarse language, and a graphic nudity scene.

Comeuppance Reviews Set sometime in the future, Virtual Assassin is the story of Nick James (Dudikoff), a cop who, after the death of his partner at the hands of the evil Nassim (James) hits the skids. Due to his drinking and gambling, he lives in a trailer and is generally down and out. He gets a job as a janitor in a computer research facility, where Dr. Royce (Kaiser) is working on containing a deadly virus. Then along comes Nassim back into Nick's life - he and his band of goons overtake the facility, with the aim of controlling the virus and Nassim becoming the lord and master of the universe because he holds untold power. But they didn't count on one thing: a badass janitor who intends to foil their nefarious plans. Will Nick James settle the score with Nassim? Or will he become the ultimate VIRTUAL ASSASSIN? Find out today! It's comforting to see Michael Dudikoff's hair is still awesome in the future. Virtual Assassin is one of the better "DieHardInA" movies we've seen to date. Besides Die Hard (1988), the movie seems to be influenced by Blade Runner (1982), Robocop (1987), The Terminator (1984), Firepower (1993) and Freejack (1992) (the movie's original title, Cyberjack, would seem to indicate that). But, far and away the film that Virtual Assassin most closely resembles is Virtuosity (1995). It borrows many ideas and plot points from that movie. Even the re-titling would indicate the desire to bring more "Virtuosity" to the goings-on. But it was the 90's after all and cyber-things were huge. Hackers, VR, giant helmets and The Lawnmower Man were everywhere. So it was only a matter of time until two of the most popular DTV concepts of the 90's - cyber-matters and DieHardInA - merged, and thus we now have Virtual Assassin for our viewing enjoyment.Dudikoff rarely disappoints, and here he's great as the grizzled, burned-out ex-cop who just wants to listen to baseball on a transistor radio (you'd think the technology would be a bit better there - everything else around him is a tad more high-tech), but has to not only face plenty of goons in order to save the day, but also a law-enforcement robot which doesn't at all resemble ED-209. Brazenly, there's something called "Skynet" - where have we heard that before? That seems especially blatant. Dudikoff's personality carries the movie - but luckily it also has a good pace, some good ideas (besides the stolen ones) and is entertaining. Helping with that is the performance of Brion James, which is especially animated. Here he seems to be playing yet another albino baddie - let's not forget Nightmare at Noon (1988) - but he's better here. He makes a great villain to face off with Dudikoff. Face off with Dudikoff would also make a great name for a talk show.Of course, because this is a Die Hard-esque DTV movie from the 90's, there has to be one of those super-annoying, skinny, Eurotrash underlings, here named Numb (Cross). Probably the funniest underling is Reef (McKenzie) who is a stereotypical Jamaican who wants to trick Nick James into "smoking some spliff" with him. The impressively-named Topaz Hasfal-Schou as Meghan, Nassim's evil female sidekick, resembles Robin Quivers, and Jerry Wasserman as Neil Jervis deserves some recognition as being one of those working actors you see a lot, but never makes the talk show or magazine circuit. We applaud actors like Wasserman. But just why all Nassim's underlings are dressed in strange Halloween costumes is not explained.Thanks to some nice touches and Dudikoff's performance, Virtual Assassin rises above its lowly station as a humble 90's Cyber-Die Hard. We enjoyed it, and the 90's nostalgia factor has only ensured its enjoyability for the foreseeable future.

megasharktopus I thought the movie was a lot of fun. Yes, it was a Die Hard rip off, but Michael Dudikoff is just as entertaining to me as Bruce Willis, so I enjoyed it. Some of the dialog is so bad its funny. Overall, pretty underrated. It's not as good as American Ninja or Platoon Leader, but still not one of his worst. I'd say this is probably on the level of Chain of Command, also an enjoyable movie. Dudikoff plays the part perfectly, mostly laid back, but ready to kick ass if he needs to. Brion James is good, way over the top, but still one of his more memorable parts. His faux British accent comes and goes at the drop of a hat, and that is pretty ridiculous, but it just adds to the humor of the film. The effects are also very bad, like a lot of bad CGI from the early nineties. Bottom line, if you like Michael Dudikoff, you'll like this movie. If not, you won't.