The civil war is over and President Lincoln has been assassinated in this third installment of the "Black Fox" series starring Christopher Reeve (in one of his last films before his accident) and Tony Todd as the title character who, along with his wife and son have been loyal friends of Reed and his wife Nancy Sorel. Unfortunately, this leads to just order and violence, and Sorel is killed while Ruiz is wounded. Now it's up to Reeve to seek revenge on the killer and this means going out to track him. Where he finds him is quite ironic, and yet that doesn't make it easy for him to take his vengeance right then and there.
I have not yet seen the first two "Black Fox" movies which is probably a good idea so you get to know these characters. Reeve and Todd have a great camaraderie, and you can feel the grief that Todd and his family (who just happen to be black, free former slaves) feel for him. It's beautifully filmed with lush music and great outdoor photography, but there are a lot of moments when there is absolutely no dialogue so it does become a little slow here in there. Still, you do root for Reeve to succeed, find justice and move on with his life. Kim Coates shows up later in the movie as a woman on her way to Chicago who gives Reeve aide and possibly a new love interest, or at least some hope.
I have not yet seen the first two "Black Fox" movies which is probably a good idea so you get to know these characters. Reeve and Todd have a great camaraderie, and you can feel the grief that Todd and his family (who just happen to be black, free former slaves) feel for him. It's beautifully filmed with lush music and great outdoor photography, but there are a lot of moments when there is absolutely no dialogue so it does become a little slow here in there. Still, you do root for Reeve to succeed, find justice and move on with his life. Kim Coates shows up later in the movie as a woman on her way to Chicago who gives Reeve aide and possibly a new love interest, or at least some hope.