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Hackman plays a tough-as-iron US soldier, who is always
in trouble for not saying the right things when he should
and finds himself up to his neck in it when he is asked to
escort a prisoner from Germany back to Stateside.
Arriving in the good-ol-US-of-A is no drama, but then he
is ambushed and his prisoner disappears. Little does Segeant
John Gallagher know that the escapee (Jones) is now on a secret
mission of his own - to destroy peace between Russia and America.
The action is well-paced and while the plot doesn't exactly
have you guessing what's going to happen, the story is handled
well with enough twists to keep most people happy.
One of the best parts of this DVD's transfer is the sound,
which uses Dolby 5.1 to great effect. If you have the right
equipment (read a good, modern sound system with surround-speaker
capability) then you can hear all sorts of depth-defying things
emanating from the separate channels. Flying bullets, car
noises and dialogue are all used very well to spice up the
experience.
Picture wise, however, The Package does show its age
- just a little - but only the really finicky could moan about
it detracting too much from the overall enjoyment of the movie.
Conclusion: Movie 80%, Extras 20%
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