Rotten
The movie is shameless in exploiting the father-son connection to try to make the star, who exudes a bored, dead-eyed cool, seem sympathetic.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rapid Fire
Unarmed and extremely dangerous.
1992 · 1h 35m · R
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Dwight H. Little
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Rapid Fire
Overview
College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.
Director and cast
- Dwight H. Little Director
- Brandon Lee as Jake Lo
- Powers Boothe as Mace Ryan
- Nick Mancuso as Antonio Serrano
- Raymond J. Barry as Agent Frank Stewart
- Kate Hodge as Karla Withers
- Tzi Ma as Kinman Tau
- Tony Longo as Brunner Gazzi
- Michael Paul Chan as Carl Chang
- Dustin Nguyen as Paul Yang
- Brigitta Stenberg as Rosalyn
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
45%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Brandon Lee may want to follow in his father's kick-steps, but unlike martial arts legend Bruce Lee, he's far too pretty for the job.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Rotten
Rapid Fire is a movie weary almost onto death with the sameness of its genre.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
As for the movie, the makers of Casablanca can sleep peacefully. Come to think of it, so can the makers of Ernest Scared Stupid.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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