Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. While involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner is killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene...
Dark Angel (also known as I Come in Peace) is a modestly entertaining late-80s/early-90s buddy-cop sci-fi hybrid that pairs Dolph Lundgren with an alien drug dealer concept. The plot is fairly formulaic — rogue cop, dead partner, drug conspiracy — elevated only slightly by the alien gimmick. Lundgren delivers his usual stoic but watchable performance, and Brian Benben provides some comic relief as the by-the-book FBI partner, making the acting serviceable. Cinematography is standard direct-to-video/theatrical action fare with nothing distinctive. The novelty of combining a slasher-style alien villain with a buddy-cop drug thriller gives it a modest edge in distinctiveness for its niche, though it doesn't transcend its B-movie roots. The ending is a predictable final showdown with little surprise or resonance, capped by the now-iconic line delivery but otherwise formulaic resolution.