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He Who Dares (2014)

thereviewers
Jan 29, 2015
2 min read

He Who Dares begins with a gang of ruthless terrorists kidnapping the Prime Minister's daughter and barricading themselves inside an underground car park rigged with explosives. The SAS (Special Air Service), with the odds stacked against them, must clear the building one floor at a time in order to rescue the hostages before it is too late.

Overall Review Score

2.5 out of 10

Review

He Who Dares is a film where the title sums it up nicely. The Director, Paul Tanter, was clearly attempting a daring and risky mission in making this film, which sadly like Tora Bora failed. Who Dares is a 79 minute, independent, action film that leaves the audience wanting a lot more; the concept was sound but the poor acting, uninteresting terrorists, sudden and silly plot twists and laughable SAS troopers, including one dubbed 'Mohawk Man' by The Reviewers, makes this film difficult to watch. He Who Dares is perfect example of what military cuts do to the Special Forces, as the SAS troopers constantly make critical mistakes and fail to cover their backs, probably due to inadequate training, as they move through the underground car park. Overall, this film is a cheaper version of 'The Raid' and should be re-distributed as an education video of what not to do in a hostage situation.

Reviewer 1's score & comments:

Score: 2 out of 10

Comments:

While the story, in premise, sounded good, it was ill conceived and badly done. The actions of both the terrorists and the highly trained SAS troopers were completely nonsensical, with the former having clearly predictable motives and almost sign posted plot twists and the later displaying a rather unwary and ridiculous depiction of a highly trained Special Forces team. - Which made me question whether or not they had got their tactics out of a cereal box.

Reviewer 2's score & comments:

Score: 3 out of 10

Comments:

He Who Dares is a film that divides opinions. On one hand, it is a silly, independent film that has shockingly poor acting and ridiculous SAS troopers bumbling around in 1980s inspired blue overalls. However, if for a second you can overlook these major flaws, then He Who Dares becomes something else. It becomes a comedic film, with a psychopathic bad-guy who delivers the occasional witty one-liner and funny facial expression. While He Who Dares is not a film I would recommend, I think Paul Tanter (Director) should have some kudos as the film did, somehow, go on to spawn a sequel.