A few months ago, I saw a movie called "The Vault" and I thought it was probably the worst "Die Hard" ripoff ever made, but "SWAT: Warhead One" gives it a serious run for its money (although, to be more accurate, this one doesn't go into "Die Hard" mode until the second half). The plot is an utter mess and the "special effects" are unintentionally funny computer graphics far below video-game level. The movie is so underbudgeted that the hospital the bad guys (led by B-movie veteran Gerald Okamura) "take over" seems to be practically deserted: we see almost no patients, no personnel, no security people, and no more than 3 hostages. For Olivier Gruner, this is about 5 steps down from "Nemesis", if that tells you anything. Rebecca Ferratti has put on some weight, but so what, she's still beautiful at 41. The (few and far between) fight scenes are mediocre at best, but they're still the only reason this gets * instead of no stars.
