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If you are a die-hard fan of Michael Jai White or want to see Steve Austin looking intimidating in tactical gear, it might be worth a background watch on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Otherwise, you are better off spinning White's Falcon Rising or Austin's The Condemned to see what these legends look like when they are firing on all cylinders!

: Fans going in to see Steve Austin deliver high-octane brawls and stone-cold stunners were left feeling short-changed. Austin is given remarkably little screen time and very little physical action, relegated mostly to speaking menacingly from the sidelines.

The 2010s were a fascinating era for the straight-to-video action market. Filmmakers were actively pairing up legendary martial artists with retired professional wrestlers, banking heavily on nostalgia and pure, unfiltered machismo. In 2015, director Kevin Carraway brought us Chain of Command , a film that on paper sounded like an absolute dream for B-movie fanatics. Chain_of_Command_2015

It is not all bad news for trash-cinema enthusiasts. If you are a completionist of either star's filmography or simply love the aesthetic of mid-2010s direct-to-DVD grit, there are still a few elements to appreciate:

Chain of Command exists in that frustrating gray area between "so bad it's awesome" and "so bad it's just boring". It is not a complete disaster, but it squanders a massive amount of its potential by not letting its two primary action titans cut loose against each other. If you are a die-hard fan of Michael

Straight-to-Video Stalemate: A Look Back at Chain of Command (2015)

As he begins cracking skulls and pulling at threads, he uncovers a massive, deep-rooted military conspiracy involving corrupt officials and heavy drug trafficking. Standing on the other side of this conflict is a ruthless operative played by none other than WWE Hall of Famer . 📉 The Reality: Great Cast, Muted Execution Austin is given remarkably little screen time and

When you put the star of Black Dynamite and Blood and Bone in the same arena as the Texas Battlesnake, fans expect absolute fireworks. Unfortunately, the film runs into several structural traps common to the B-movie circuit: