General Commander (2019) review: Mission Impossible's Ethan Hawke eat your heart out!

This movie is a cross between Mission Impossible, and James Bond. But neither James Bond nor Ethan Hawke have anything on this guy!

GRS enforcement operative Jake Alexander (Steven Seagal) has assembled a crack team, and they jet set around the world to open a can of whoop ass on bad guys.

They travel around the world to the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia and other exotic locales. The cinematography and landscapes are breathtaking, and we are transported to parts of the world unseen by western audiences. As well as showing the darker sides of these beautiful places, and the seedy underbelly of organized crime.

The opening sets the scene perfectly, and is so intriguing I was biting my finger nails over what's going to happen next. Note the chemistry between him and the CIA lady. Sizzling, I was getting hot under the collar myself.

The dashing lead, who I've never seen before, shows an acting masterclass akin to Marlon Brando in his prime, and could wipe the floor with De Niro even on a bad day. This guy, who I've never seen before, owns every frame, his intensity burns a hole in the screen. I can see he is well versed in the Stanislavsky technique, as I completely believed he is a living and breathing human. He expertly showcases that difficult acting style of using very little to show a lot, small micro movements in muscles on his face, an eyebrow twitch, small hand gestures, and the use of his voice telling a thousand words, but doing very little on screen.

That acting technique of using subtlety, understating, and underaggerated expression of self to paint a much bigger picture especially compared to that simpleton goof ball Jean Claude Van Douche with his hammy over the top acting, as if I'm watching a vaudeville clown on the screen. With his annoying face, and receding hairline, and fake accent, you're not fooling anybody with that accent, buddy. We all know you were a hairdresser in Idaho called Eric Johnson before you started selling ass on the Sunset Strip and blew a producer to get your break.

Numbers don't lie, I've made $722,451,316 global box office, while your pitiful attempt has only brought in $566,376,315. Ha haaa I laugh in your face tough guy! Next time we meet Van Dumb don't try to hide behind your wife and kids again, I'll show your wife and kid what a real man is. We go 1 v 1 Aikido style. You think you're such a badass with your splits and wimpy kicks. Try the splits on me, and I'll kick you in the face.

Anyway, on to the movie. The lead has so much chemistry with all of his co-stars and I can tell all the chicks are super into him. He has so much style, finesse, panache that it's breathtaking to see.

You know what else is breathtaking? The action, the handsome lead shows that he his a real master in the art of martial arts, and is a true Aikido god, moving his hands so fast that I can barely see him move, sleight of hand, manipulating the air like an airbender, like Neo in bullet time. He barely moves, but can clear a room of 5 guys so fast, the camera man just can't keep up.

His physique is spectacular, and he's built bigger than the Rock or even Arnie on his best day. Of course, he is modest and doesn't want to show off that much, so keeps his leather coat on at all times. Nobody likes a show off.

The gun-fu is top-notch and rivals anything John Wick can offer. This truly is John Wick on steroids.

This has to be one of the greatest films ever made, and I will rewatch it many, many times, I suggest you do too, and your life will change for the better! Make sure you buy yourself a copy, and one for your friends and family, they will thank you for it!