Looking like the bastard child of Jesse Ventura and a Cenobite, the Nemesiss arsenal includes machine guns, grenade launchers and a gun like the one Jesse had in Predator, but while he proves adept at causing collateral damage, hes never able to acquire his target. During a lengthy chase with Milla Jovovich, doors become toothpicks, walls are demolished and entire buildings collapse, yet Jovovich doesnt suffer so much as a scratch. When they come face to face, she not only kicks his ass, shes also somehow able to appeal to his human side. Nemesis could only ever appeal to the military, so his handler is barking mad Major Cain (Thomas Kretschmann), one of those officers whos given to shouting a lot. In order to force Jovovich to fight his creation, he shoots one of his own men and tells her: He was a valuable asset to the corporation - I dont even care about your friends!
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
