As one of his earlier and less successful efforts, he'd probably be content for this title to remain in obscurity. The writer in question is David Goyer, who's been involved in his share of high-profile genre projects (namely the Blade trilogy). Though this is touted as coming "from one of the writers of Batman Begins" there's no trace of the realism or tragic darkness of that film.
He assembles a task force - including Val, psychic Kate Neville (Tracy Waterhouse) and the eager but untested Agent Pierce (Neil Roberts) - to disarm the missiles containing the virus and to take down Viper before she can escape to do more damage. which, in this case, stands for the inelegantly named "Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law Enforcement Division" (technically making it S.H.I.E.L.E.D., but whatever) - until his old flame Val shows up and convinces him of the impending danger posed by von Strucker's evil spawn. He's understandably reluctant to return to S.H.I.E.L.D.
The threat is big enough to bring Nick Fury back into the field after five years of forced retirement. (Bear in mind that this was made in a pre-9/11 world, when the spread of terror was imagined as a means to an end, not the end itself). For what it's worth, the story centers on a plot hatched by Andrea von Strucker (aka Viper), the daughter of Nick Fury's defeated nemesis, Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, described in the film as "last of the great global boogey men." As the new head of the terrorist organization known as HYDRA, she threatens to launch a deadly biological attack on Manhattan in the form of the Death's Head Virus, unless she is paid in the sum of $1 billion. The acting is cringe worthy, the dialogue is laughable (except when it's trying to be humorous), the action scenes are awkwardly choreographed, the plot is unoriginal and little attempt has been made to be faithful to the original comic-book mythology beyond the use of the characters' names. Except they never quite got as far as the "good" part. At times it seems as if the filmmakers knew they didn't have the talent, schedule or budget to make a quality film, so they took the so-bad-it's-good approach. In fact, it is so bad you have to wonder if it wasn't made intentionally so. But before you run out to your local Best Buy with credit card in hand, there are a few things you should know.
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