Powerful

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

A virus-infected cannibalistic maniac, who needs to be killed because in a certain time he'll supply a plague that will danger mankind as he is a carrier, attacks humans using a curving knife with a spiked handle. Cops Christopher Lambert and Natasha Henstridge must pursue him into ventilation ducts which lead to an old, shut-down prison where he feels right at home. He becomes the predator and the cops become the prey as the prison is quite darkened and the monster is able to move quickly with cunning and skill. He also uses a gun that shoots the hell out of Lambert. Lambert's other partners include Liz Barondes and Norbert Weisser who wind up being hunted as well. As Weisser goes for help(there are scientists in quarantine suits on their way and Andrew Divoff is the leader who understands what is wrong with the maniac on the loose..if only he'd share with the rest of us), the other three must fend for themselves in an environment the quarry understands a lot more than them it seems. Once the maniac riddles Lambert and Barondes with bullets it'll be up to Henstridge to save them.Surprisingly suspenseful with a lingering foreboding due to the decrepit, darkly lit prison setting. Director Albert Pyun decides to close his camera in on the killer's ferocious fangs and blood-shot eye. Most of the time, he's shrouded in darkness. Pyun mostly shoots everyone up close with long shot sequences mainly of the spooky corridors where the killer could pop out at the cops at any time. The film, though, doesn't have much of a plot other than the killer trapping our heroes in the prison. This horrifying future where plagued humans are separated from the healthy isn't given enough treatment. Pyun tended to shoot way too many facial shots barely giving the viewer any breathing room. He edits fast as well keeping the action moving at such breakneck speed. The camera rarely sits still. I kind of liked this B-movie for what it is. It doesn't have much of a leg to stand on, but with what little story Pyun(it's his own fault, though, since it was him who wrote it..it seems like he merely designed a chase'n'attack flick) has he makes an effective little no-budget creeper.

Albert Pyun is a good director. This is not his best work, but not worst either.The story is about A Russian Government that has collapsed (although the filming was in Croatia) , and some kind of virus leaks out, killing lots of people. In this chaos, police finds out that some guy has a deadly disease , and some officers are sent to catch him....The cast is good. Christopher Lambert and Natasha Henstrige both did a good job. The Killer is played by a stuntman Craig Davis, who, in my opinion looks pretty scary in makeup. Cast also includes Andrew Divoff and Norbert Weisser (who appears in nearly every Albert Pyun film).Nealy 90 % of the movie, Lambert and Henstridge spend in catacombs, dark tunnels, following the killer who seems to be strong as King Kong, and shoots like Rambo. The Atmosphere is there, second part of the movie is really creepy, but overall it gets boring as the time goes on. Also i didn't like the directing, every time there's a close up , camera is jumping, so u cant see whats going on.Everything else is okay. A creepy little sci-fi thriller.

I would like to point out that Adrenalin is a very good movie, although short, but it gives a lot in a very short while; something that "bigger movies" couldn't. Slowly dragged plot gets hooked up and Lambert explodes on the screen only to show all those who leaved his name from the big picture in action movies. Lambert and Henstridge look great like partners on screen, there's an interesting sub story with Natasha's daughter. Albert Pyun is a master of B-movies. He guides the overwhelming turbulent thriller on a not predictable way. Weapons and other equipment in movie look a little out of form but this is just a small failure.

If you let the movie suck you in then you'll be in for a tense and exciting 76 minutes. If you sit there and let your mind wander and start thinking about things such as why the police cars in the movie all have policia written on them when the movie is set in an American city (Boston I think...), you'll be in for a very boring time, and you'll probably agree with the lowly rating that this movie has on this site. It's an interesting and unique movie though, and doesn't deserve to be named one of the all-time stinkers. If you're looking for better Albert Pyun, and better Christopher Lambert, then tune in to their second project together, 'Mean Guns'.