Act of Piracy Reviews

1988

Rated:
40
from 81 members

A large motor yacht becomes the focal point in this action tale when a group of mercenaries decide to capture the vessel. The original owner, who was delivering it to Sydney, Australia, is believed dead but is in fact very much alive, and determined to recover the yacht... Read more

Starring	Gary Busey, Belinda Bauer, Ray Sharkey, Nancy Mulford
Director	John 'Bud' Cardos
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Critics' reviews of Act of Piracy
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Gary Busey is a popular draw in the straight-to-video stakes nowadays, and this is a typically no-nonsense slice of action hokum. Here he's a Vietnam vet who fights back when Ray Sharkey and some terrorist pals seize his yacht with his children on board. There are echoes of Busey's Under Siege in the ocean-bound plotting, but it's not in the same class as that action spectacular. Nevertheless, Busey and Sharkey spark off each other nicely and it makes for undemanding entertainment.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Reasonable story, pathetic acting, was surprised they used my home country in it, was a nice surprise. Had to watch as well even though it was bad the story was okay and it just managed to carry me to the end of the film, no tears shed, no scary stuff, mostly laughable. But if ya want to watch films of all genres and types then ya gotta watch em all to know what is good bad and ugly eh?! Oh Vosloo from the Mummy is in this nice piece of hiney...........erm........
- - A customer from BRISTOL
  - Posted 23 Jun 2004 07:47
A rather second rate action triller

If I hadn't seen the release date 1988, I would have thought it to be anything up to 20 years earlier. It was so dated and weak. Not really worth the time watching unless you are bored with TV progs. as well, and its not even as good as many of those!!
- - A customer from Worcester
  - Posted 25 Sep 2004 14:55
Waste of time

I really didn't like this film. It was a waste of time renting it out and I stopped watching it in under half an hour.
- - Capper20 from Farnham
  - Posted 24 Apr 2004 10:29
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Act of Piracy
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A rather second rate action triller

If I hadn't seen the release date 1988, I would have thought it to be anything up to 20 years earlier. It was so dated and weak. Not really worth the time watching unless you are bored with TV progs. as well, and its not even as good as many of those!!
- - A customer from Worcester
  - Posted 25 Sep 2004 14:55
Waste of time

I really didn't like this film. It was a waste of time renting it out and I stopped watching it in under half an hour.
- - Capper20 from Farnham
  - Posted 24 Apr 2004 10:29

1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Reasonable story, pathetic acting, was surprised they used my home country in it, was a nice surprise. Had to watch as well even though it was bad the story was okay and it just managed to carry me to the end of the film, no tears shed, no scary stuff, mostly laughable. But if ya want to watch films of all genres and types then ya gotta watch em all to know what is good bad and ugly eh?! Oh Vosloo from the Mummy is in this nice piece of hiney...........erm........
- - A customer from BRISTOL
  - Posted 23 Jun 2004 07:47
A rather second rate action triller

If I hadn't seen the release date 1988, I would have thought it to be anything up to 20 years earlier. It was so dated and weak. Not really worth the time watching unless you are bored with TV progs. as well, and its not even as good as many of those!!
- - A customer from Worcester
  - Posted 25 Sep 2004 14:55
Waste of time

I really didn't like this film. It was a waste of time renting it out and I stopped watching it in under half an hour.
- - Capper20 from Farnham
  - Posted 24 Apr 2004 10:29

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Critics' reviews
Gary Busey is a popular draw in the straight-to-video stakes nowadays, and this is a typically no-nonsense slice of action hokum. Here he's a Vietnam vet who fights back when Ray Sharkey and some terrorist pals seize his yacht with his children on board. There are echoes of Busey's Under Siege in the ocean-bound plotting, but it's not in the same class as that action spectacular. Nevertheless, Busey and Sharkey spark off each other nicely and it makes for undemanding entertainment.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006

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