Beyond Justice (1992)

Beyond Justice came with a gift shipment as a freebie; Netflix doesn't have it. Rutger Hauer was hot in the 1980s but he's starting to look haggard in this mercenary-for-hire movie. He also moves very slowly when he's supposed to be arming up in a weapons stash, positively fumbling with an automatic rifle magazine. This is Lawrence of Arabia meets Not Without My Daughter (oops, son). Of course, all the bad guys get mown down like grass clippings while the good guys sustain nary a hit. (OK, two lackeys were clocked near the end.) I liked the music and the scenery is rife with beauty. The Arab and Muslim cultures are respectfully presented. Omar Sharif is excellent as the emir of the Moroccan desert; Kabir Bedi as his grown son did fine; goofy-grinned David Flossi as his son hasn't worked since. The boy's don't-tell-me-no executive mother, Carol Alt (a top model turned actress), looks like Valeria Golina but sounds like she's from Long Island (she is) and on Prozac (it's possible). In the end, Rutger gets the girl -- and presumably the boy and a family life -- after only two quick kisses! If only it were that easy, esp. for doughy-faced 48-year-old men. 3 stars.