****SPOILERS*** Whatever you expected from a Dolph Lundgren action film, he doesn't make any others, you get here in "Direct Contact" and a lot more. Especially the ending sequence where Dolph as ex-special forces man Lucky Mike Riggens sends the films villain Clive Connelly, Michael Pare, to his final resting place in what looked like a million pieces! Recruited by Connelly, who looked so sleazy that you knew right away that he was up to no good, who claimed to work for the US Government out of a Balkan prison serving time for gun running. Mike is promised $200,000.00, about a third for what he's pied to star in the movie, to get American Ana Gale, Gina May, out of a unnamed, because no one can pronounce or spell it, ex-USSR country on the Black Sea coast. As Mike soon finds out Anne is there on her own free will working for the US Government, which Connelly is not, helping to provide for and medical aid the sick poor as well as undernourished people in the country.As we so find out it's Ana's evil Uncle Trent, James Chaike, who's behind all this who want's Connelly to get Ana, after he kidnaps her, to sign away her majority ownership rights to her deceased father's multi billion dollar arms and munition corporation and give it over it him. It takes a while for Dolph or better yet Lucky Mike to realize that, he's too busy trying to figure out a way to bed down Ana, to notice that! But by the time Mike gets the message to what Connally has in store for both him & Ana he hits the panic or speed button and let it all out. In a number of car chases bar fights and explosions that makes us watching forget just what a really bad and ridicules, but not at all boring, movie "Direct Contact" really is.Despite almost pushing 60, he was 52 when he made the movie, Lundrgen looks in tip top shape as well as being believable in the many action scenes that he's in. There's a scene in the film where Lundgren takes his shirt off, which I suspect all the women watching the movie were just dying to see, and he looked in far better shape then even Arnold Schwarzenegger looked at the same age or even ten years younger.

It is a mediocre B-category movie, nothing more... The plot lacks reality and is full of goofs, supposed moments, shootings at random and product placement (especially cars). Almost all the locals (incl. police) are blunt and bloodthirsty; the events take place clearly in Bulgaria, but the US Embassy is in Luka for some reason.Lundgren looks tired and old already, May is just-another-thriller-chick, but Chalke as Trent Robbins is really awful. His lines are just for show, his character is not truthful (especially in final scenes).Watchable for those fond of chases, explosions and shootings, but even Lundgren has starred in much better movies. If you have a choice, pick something else to watch.

So there are these poorly produced movies ,just like Bollywood in Hollywood too ?Unbelievable car chases, blasting and fires and bullets and what not , but the body builder hero manages to skip every time, along with the good looking , kidnapped woman, who doesn't do any thing,except smiling cutely at the macho hero, as if she is too willing and quite eager to get in bed with him; Of course, after all the chase is mercifully over, to the relief of the viewers as well ! Phew !Far from plausible, sensible, or practical, this just another cheap flick, and i would say ,even worst than any Bollywood movie, it would be a pain in the arse to sit in a theater and watch till the end. With some good editing, sensible direction, and more realistic visual effects , the movie could have been passable; Good for enjoying a goof and unintentional comedy !

If you enjoy watching action flicks and spotting hilarious goofs and completely ridiculous scenes, then this movie is for you! I love watching movies such as The Marine, and other Steven Seagal type movies that are just so bad, they end up being so funny because of the small things you find in them.If you cannot tolerate bad acting, horrible script writing, and terribly done action sequences, then by all means avoid this.The car chase scenes are especially terrible. Sometimes it seems as if Dolph is sleepwalking through his scenes.My advice is, watch it and try to notice all the goofs and such that happen, and you will have a great time.