Brightlyme i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Comeuppance Reviews Dolph plays ex-FBI agent Jason Price, a man who runs some kind of witness protection program. When a ruthless assassin called "The Cleaner" is bumping off supposedly protected people, Price must slowly unravel a complex series of lies, deceits, betrayals and double-crossings.What happened with this film is - it's mid-period Dolph and got lost in the video store shuffle. It's in some kind of nether world between his classic 80's and even 90's outings and his current renaissance. It's hard to imagine someone in '01, while perusing their local video store, not just giving the cover a cursory glance and then moving on. But we can see why Dolph took the role. It's different. He probably yearns to play reasonably non-meathead-y roles like this. In Hidden Agenda, he's smart, he's good with computers, and in his cover as a suave restaurateur, we see his classy side. We applaud this change of pace, but that's not enough to make the movie GOOD, unfortunately.Despite the film's strengths, when the film begins, the audience is treated to a jumble of names and situations, as if the filmmakers assume we already know what's going on. So after some more muddled plot developments and frustrating computer gobbledygook, the movie is halfway over and we're not hooked in and involved with the plot. Even Dolph seems bored a lot of the time. Add to that some confusing and characterless "intrigue" and the end product is what best can be described as an arrested development in the Dolph canon. Yes, there are some nice changes of pace, but at what cost? Plus there are some annoying editing tricks and techno music during the scant fight scenes. The problem is, this film doesn't EARN the tricks. It seems like a cover-up for a lack of something. And therein lies the crux of the matter: The filmmakers should have cut a lot of the fat and talkiness and stripped down the film to a race-against-time battle between Price and The Cleaner. Assuming it was done correctly, this would have given the film the turbocharge it needed to be successful. Sadly, instead, with the technology on display (Icarus and Daedalus?) it's like watching a dramatization of an episode of "90's Tech" on the History Channel.We see what the filmmakers were trying to do...had this film come out in the theater it would have starred Matt Damon (doubtlessly wearing glasses) and been a slick Hollywood thriller like Paycheck (2003) or Hackers (1995). So imagine that formula applied to a Canada-shot DTV product with Dolph Lundgren and there you have it.In the case of Hidden Agenda, different does not necessarily mean better for Dolph fans.For more insanity, check out: comeuppancereviews.com

Lt_Coffey_182 The biggest effect this film had on me was the element of surprise at watching a Dolph Lundgren film where he doesn't possess a weapon bigger than his arm! Instead, what we see here is a more subtle Dolph, drinking champagne and smoking fine cigars.After Johnny Mnemonic, almost every single Lundgren film has centred around him and in this effort, he proves a worthy centre piece. I've always liked Dolph, but understand his critics as he has been massively typecast. I advise his doubters to see Hidden Agenda as he gives an understated (by his standards) performance and is charismatic and charming enough to pose as a smooth operating entrepreneur. As expected, in the action scenes, Dolph is brilliant and will keep his hardcore fans happy. Support is adequate. Maxim Roy as the love interest is sexy and puts in a good performance. The supporting cast is unspectacular and simply take a backward stance to allow Lundgren to perform.The plot is also a surprise as it is intelligent and builds up an atmosphere. When I say intelligent, I'm not talking Oldboy, Eternal Sunshine or The Abyss, but that it is not just a case of blowing stuff up. The plot has fairly predictable twists and turns but they are entertaining enough. The methodology of the identification programs is very interesting and the conspiracy theories do well to keep the audience engaged to the end.A likable film with a surprising Lundgren in the thick of it, Hidden Agenda is a slightly above average film that is good at killing an hour and a half!

daveyboy2003 I got this as part of a special offer down at my local blockbusters. 3 ex-rental vids for 15 quid, not bad. I got two A-list films and couldn't decide on the third so I saw that this had Dolph Lundgren in and thought, "Rocky 4, that was a cool movie, I think I'll get this". I think I have seen two or three of his movies since Universal Soldier, and I must say they were a little on the stinky side, very cheap and crapply done, except for this film where he has a very big gun (literally a gun, that wasn't a knob joke).Anyway this film, despite being a cheapo, has some class about it. Theres a pretty good script that keeps you guessing till the end and it looks pretty darn good. I thought the fight scenes were great too, Dolph was whipping out some martial arts moves, I never actually knew he was a martial artist, you would never guess. Dolph himself is quite good, I've seen worse actors on the big screen (Hayden Christianson) but he seems to have come along way since films like He-man.Overall, I would say that if you like this sort of thriller, with a few twists and a sense of mystery, you can't go far wrong with this. You'd be better off buying it down at your local Blockbuster if they have it ex-rental, its only about a fiver on tape. 8/10

mstiles-1 It's almost become a given that as action stars age, their movies become exponentially worse, and dumber. Dolph has not been immune to this trend as evidenced by some of his most recent outings.Which is why I was so pleasantly surprised by his latest (and last? if rumors are to be believed) film. HIDDEN AGENDA is by far Dolph's most intelligent, and probably best, movie to date. It is what MISSION IMPOSSIBLE I&II and ERASER aspired to, but failed to deliver.The script is well-plotted and the writing crisp (I noticed it's the same writer, Les Welden, who wrote Van Damme's best recent-memory film, REPLICANT) with some nice one-liners delivered with tongue and cheek savoir-faire by Dolph. But it is the directing which stands out. Marc Grenier, whose other films I have not yet seen, delivered a terrific looking film on what was clearly a limited budget. He also got a nice performance out of Dolph who is usually constrained to one-sentence grunts and kicks. The action and suspense were plentiful as were the twists and turns.Overall, a must-see for any Dolph fan, or any movie goer who likes intelligent, suspenseful films. It's a shame films like this one get relegated to direct-to-video status when so many other horrible movies find the big screen just because stars are in them. My $8 would've certainly been better spent on this than half the films I've seen this year.****1/2 out of 5 stars.