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L.A. Wars is a 1994 American action film directed by Tony Kandah and Martin Morris. [1] [2] It stars Vince Murdocco as a disgraced former officer of the Los Angeles Police Department who becomes involved in a conflict between two rival crime syndicates. [3] [4]
A reviewer for the New York Daily News gave the film a score of two stars, noting that the "invincible heroics" of Murdocco's character "grow irritating", but commending the performances of Obregón and Venokur. [5]
Brian Orndorf, in a retrospective review of the film for Blu-ray.com, wrote that it "[finds] success when it stops trying to be anything more than a VHS-ready bruiser that loves to shoot up characters and burn everything else to the ground." [6]
L.A. Wars first received a home video release in June 1994. [1] In May 2020, the film was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Vinegar Syndrome. [4]
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