Cannon Films were low budget, high action B-movies with names that became famous on the back of it or got a shot in the arm to a failing career.

This is a interesting and harrowing look behind the curtain.

It's a solid enough documentary but the message is beaten to death. Two relatives who aimed for the stars and reached the clouds. For what they accomplished, I salute them.


The movies they were responsible for have not aged well. They were barely passable at the time of the VHS rental market boom!

But the impact Cannon had has lasted and informs a lot of the crappy action-led fodder we are fed today. You cannot polish a turd but you can sprinkle 200 million dollars on one and sell it as part of a multi-picture anthology (hint, hint: Marvel)

The groundwork laid here lives on.


7/10