Over at Obsessed With Film, I review the double-bill premiere of Sky1's new six-part action drama STRIKE BACK, based on the novel by ex-SAS soldier Chris Ryan and starring Richard Armitage of Spooks and Robin Hood fame.
"Like the esteemed Andy McNab before him, ex-SAS soldier Chris Ryan has carved a successful post-military career writing books using his experiences in the field. His fictional work has proven popular with male readers in particular, as Tom Clancy-esque pieces of macho posturing with an added twist of plausibility given their author's first-hand background." Continue reading...