The life of Ray Quick, an expert in bomb, who is a former agent in the CIA, has been changed completely, when he meets the young Mary Munro, who seeks to revenge from the murders of her parents, so she hires Ray, the thing that brings terrible for him.
A totally dull story that thinks it can use various explosions to make it interesting, The Specialist is about as exciting as an episode of Dragnet, and about as well acted.
Isn't Sly getting a little long in the Rocky-tooth for this kind of role?
Moviehole
September 17, 2002
A truly terrible moment in action cinema
Chicago Sun-Times
January 01, 2000
The Specialist is one of those films that forces the characters through torturous mazes of dialogue and action, to explain a plot that is so unlikely it's not worth the effort.
Ponderous, pretentious and acted with astounding indifference, The Specialist is a big fat bore with a couple of nice explosions. It's too somber to work as camp, and too tedious to work as anything else.
