Sleeper agents and microchips. Ex-special forces and catastrophic abort sequences. Sounds thrilling, right? Unfortunately not so much in Dark Asset, starring Hong Kong-American actor Byron Mann, Swedish-American actress Helena Mattsson, and Terminator franchise alumni Robert Patrick. Dark Asset shows what happens when a living weapon attempts to break free from the conspiratorial program and the corrupt captors that once created him. While the initial premise and promisingly dangerous introduction do indeed tease an action-packed ride synonymous with other averagely rated entries in the genre, everything Dark Asset has to offer is instead slowed down when the overall mystery of the movie is introduced.
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