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2 LAPD cops are going around doing their job. Lots of violence, realistic crime scenes, violence, family scenes etc. They are marked for death because....they do a good job (?). After spending so much energy making the whole 'street-cred' worked out, I am surprised to see that the director did not go ahead and make the whole storyline worthwhile. The story is basically a disappointment. I wished there was actually a point to the whole movie. Very disappointing. Towards the end, I found myself thinking 'Thats it???'. The movie ended abruptly, and there seemed to be no satisfactory conclusion. Also, the shaky hand-held-camera shooting technique was a little overdone. It triggered nausea, so I had to move from the front to the back of the theater. Just watch something else if you have the option.

I was interested in seeing this film because I saw Ron Hubbard's name (the same person who founded Scientology, of the Tom Cruise fame). The story is very interesting – the world has been taken over by a very humanoid alien life form that is exploiting the earth for its minerals. Most humans are enslaved, and those that are not, have degenerated to a low level of technology. In spite of a significant difference in technology, the humans revolt, and incredibly, win. But given this interesting story line, this is an incredibly idiotic film. These aliens rule the universe, but are incredibly stupid in how they relate to each other. In spite of much evidence to the contrary, they believe that humans cannot think. They are so obviously based on the Klingons that the story borders on plagiarism. Some of the special effects were very nice (as when they aliens teach Johnny Tyler their language). For all the hardships humans face, all of them appear well fed, well groomed, have great teeth and look great in general. The movie is lost in execution – a nice opportunity lost.

If you like Govinda, go ahead and see this film. If you are not, and think that his acting is silly/melodramatic, then don't bother with this movie. A goon (Kader Khan) wants his daughter to only marry a goon (he must know all the perks of the job, so wants his future son-in-law to be from the business). A rich boy (ie, Govinda) loves this goon's daughter (surprise, surprise), and is willing to do anything to marry her. So, he tries to become a goon, and succeeds handsomely. Raveena Tandon's presence seems almost incidental to the whole plot. Govinda's acting is as silly as ever. The dialog is cheap, ridiculous and frivolous. Govinda's 'costumes' are as colorful as usual. The story is so far-fetched that it does not merit much attention - the ONLY reason to watch this film is if you like Govinda.