Gary Daniels (“Firepower”, “City Hunter”) stars in “Rage”, a surprisingly enjoyable action flick with some sci-fi elements. It appears to lift plot elements from films such as “Universal Soldier” so it’s not entirely original but it is entertaining.

Alex (Daniels) is a schoolteacher that is in the wrong place at the wrong time as a man jumps into his car with a gun. It isn’t long before he’s captured and experimented on as part of a secret government program to create an army of super soldiers. He escapes and is now being hunted. Alex must find a way to prove his innocence and expose the program before he dies due to the serum in his body.

Gary Daniels is a kickboxer from the United Kingdom and he gets to demonstrate some of his great skills during the various action sequences. When it comes to his acting skills, he’s not so great but he tries his best and his character is very likeable. He gets to do everything from fistfights to shootouts to hanging to the side of a building to car chases. The other characters in this movie are not so great and I really did not care for the reporter character.

“Rage” is a low-budget action flick but the action sequences themselves are actually very impressive. The sequence where Daniels hangs onto the side of a building while a gunman on a helicopter tries to blast him could have easily been found in a Jackie Chan (“Who Am I?”) picture. The vehicular stunts are also really good. The film was made by PM Entertainment and in one scene, you see a video store filled with posters of some of their other low-budget action movies. As I mentioned, it’s not totally original but you won’t care when you see Daniels knocking out everybody with his kicks.