Quicksand (2002)

Director:

Sam Firstenberg

Writers:

Steve Schoenberg (written by) &
Ruben Gordon (written by)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The Truth Can Trap You.

Plot:

Randi Stewart is a sergeant on a marine base where her father is the commanding officer. She is being treated by the new base psychiatrist...

Plot Keywords:

General | Psychiatrist | Car Chase | Politician | Murder

Cast

Michael Dudikoff	...	Bill Turner
Brooke Theiss	...	Randi Stewart
Douglas Weston	...	Gordon Stewart
Richard Kind	...	Kensington
Dan Hedaya	...	General Stewart
Michael O'Hagan	...	Dr. Fuller
Pamela Salem	...	Peggy
Marisa Johnston	...	Samantha (as Marisa Morell)
Sameer Dharmadhikari	...	Handsome Private (as Sameer Dharmadikari)
Asif Basra	...	Airman
Lalith Sharma	...	Bartender

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong violence, and language.

Runtime:

Brazil:92 min | USA:92 min

Country:

India | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Company:

Quantum Entertainment

Slippery slopes...

Michael Dudikoff stars as Bill Turner, a marine psychiatrist who's new client Randi Stewart (Brooke Thesis) is accused of killing her father Gordon(Dan Hedaya) however some things come to surface such as meds with deadly side effects and such new things come to surface including Stewart's past that involves her brother(a politician by the way) in a story that manages to keep your interest throughout. Quicksand is a collaboration between American Ninja veterans Michael Dudikoff and director Sam Firstenberg, back in the military horizons where American Ninja took place. This time there are no ninjas (And sadly no Steve James) and what most surprises is just how much Dudikoff has softened his approach and has acted. There aren't really a lot of action sequences (Although there as an effective car-chase) and Dudikoff doesn't do any ninjitsu that one would expect from the people who brought you American Ninja. Quicksand is indeed somewhat old fashioned in the style it's made and directed, therefore the drama contradicts the look of the film at regular intervals while the terrible music score (the film's major weakness) comes off laughably overblown. Still there are some effective moments and Dudikoff shares good chemistry with Thesis and Richard Kind. Hedaya is of course wasted and some of the subplots are half baked but I'd be lying if I said that this movie doesn't contain an energetic quality that keeps you mildly engrossed.

* * out of 4-(Fair)