Second Nature

Second Nature

2003 "They made him an assassin. Now he's the target."
Second Nature
Second Nature

Second Nature

5.4 | 1h30m | NR | en | Action

Everything is not as it seems for a man who recovers from a plane crash in which his family is killed. After plastic surgery and rehabilitation, he determines that he worked for a secret agency for which he was an assassin. His former boss puts him back to work to assassinate a political leader, but when he proves unable to pull the trigger, it is he who becomes the target for assassins. As he avoids capture, the story unfolds about his true past and the reason why he has a tattoo of "chilly willy" inside his lip.

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5.4 | 1h30m | NR | en | Action , Thriller , Science Fiction | More Info
Released: June. 22,2003 | Released Producted By: Turner Network Television , Carlton America Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Everything is not as it seems for a man who recovers from a plane crash in which his family is killed. After plastic surgery and rehabilitation, he determines that he worked for a secret agency for which he was an assassin. His former boss puts him back to work to assassinate a political leader, but when he proves unable to pull the trigger, it is he who becomes the target for assassins. As he avoids capture, the story unfolds about his true past and the reason why he has a tattoo of "chilly willy" inside his lip.

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Cast

Alec Baldwin , Powers Boothe , Louise Lombard

Director

George Richmond

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Turner Network Television , Carlton America

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robert-temple-1 This is a very enjoyable amnesiac secret agent drama. Alec Baldwin is good at this sort of thing, and does well as the man who may or may not be who he thinks he is, or might be. He wakes up in hospital after a plane crash, and is slowly rehabilitated and treated by a woman psychiatrist for his mental trauma. Or so it seems. This is a British TV film well directed by Ben Bolt. Baldwin's acting abilities have been conspicuous ever since he played the lead in the excellent TV series DRESS GRAY (1986, see my review), which unfortunately has never been released on DVD. Here the demands placed upon him are few, because these action films generally just require a grim determination, occasional looks of puzzlement, some interplay with the female lead, getting shot at, leaping over walls, and so on, all of which happens here, of course. Here the woman psychiatrist is played by the British actress Louise Lombard, who has a nice voice and looks appropriately earnest. The villain is played by Powers Boothe, who really knows how to be quietly sinister when he wants to be. As is usual with these films, the hero has been subjected to mind-programming, an advanced form of brain-washing using high-tech techniques by means of brain probes and other ominous devices. Films have been made with actors and actresses which are then fed into his brain and false memories, which when he wakes up he believes are his genuine memories. The key moment in the film is when he sees his 'wife' appearing as a stewardess in a safety video on an airplane. He traces her and discovers that she is an actress, and not his wife at all. These stories about people not knowing who they are are intriguing, as who really knows who he or she is anyway?
Roger Burke It's a shame that quality actors like Baldwin and Booth have to succumb to lousy stories and scripts just for the money. But, hey, it's a cruel world...This is just another one of a long line of assassin thrillers that use all the usual narrative twists to try to make it appear more appealing than it is. Sure, it has some nice locations, it's a slick production, there is some good camera work and editing, and it's fairly well paced, overall.So, what's the real problem? Quite simply, the whole premise is just totally unbelievable. However, instead of spoiling a rotten story for you, I'll let you find out what it's all about, that is, if you can get through it. I managed, but only because I like Baldwin and I kept hoping that it would get better.It didn't. And, it had one of the most anti-climactic endings that I've seen for a long time. In fact, maybe never...But, it's harmless fun, I guess, if you've got nothing better to do.
Lee Bartholomew (spoilers??)Without that stupid backstory, this movie might have been pretty good. Somehow though, the folks in the looney barn decided to make the film with a sci fi slant. Can you imagine a very bad crook, having plastic surgery to look like Alec Baldwin? Were they senile?The film does pretty good to keep us guessing, but when it's revealed about the brainwashing/plastic surgery crap, the movie goes to hell in a handbasket. Certainly better than some of Steven Seagal's films, but stupid nonetheless.5/106/10 (story 1/10) Entertainment: 5/10 Replayable: 2/10
gazineo-1 Interesting but otherwise implausible thriller finds a man (Baldwin) with problems to remember his own identity. Along the way, he is harrased by a group of government agents (or so they seem to be) and have to fight for his life. The movie has standard pace but is not dull or uninteresting. In fact, this one is just a routine entry made with some competence. I give this a 06 (six).