Reviewed by Jon Barton

I finally got round to getting the movie to work last night, and after the full rating it received from Dragon Films I was anxious to see what all the fuss was about. I expected from what I'd heard a completely ludicrous and fairly compelling pointless action romp, yet JDR seems to intelligently craft a narrative of sorts as well as providing skillful eye candy and moments of humour - despite the lack of voices, sometimes shocking camerawork and the semi auto-biographical nature of it all.

The best thing about JDR Revolutions is, unlike most PAMS, it never tries to be something its not, and director Daniel Martin knows when to draw the line, making sequences short and sweet rather than the overly brought out approach. The basic substance behind the movie is the overlaying message that it isn't big or clever, thus making the action scenes, the narrative and the humour extremely silly yet painstakingly emoting to boot. To cap it all Martin knows exactly what he's doing, constructing a clear narrative with excellent animation, entertaining action (complete with homicidal tendencies) and a clear knowledge of the program and PAMS as a genre, recognising often stupidity of the character's actions and thus drawing on the film's humour and the awareness of the movie being a PAM, therefore having no real need to make sense where it isn't needed. Fun is an understatement where the movie is concerned: its a blast thru some hefty and surprisingly imaginative set pieces. Sometimes JDR Revolutions wanders into self parody. However, where I'd usually argue this is a big no-no, the point and justification of the movie makes this incredibly funny to see on screen. Once it gets going, you won't care it has no voices or fairly dull camera angles. You just won't give a damn.

So seemingly simple and all the while wonderfully silly and funny, JDR Revolutions is essential viewing for fans of the mindless action that make PAMS so enjoyable. They say great things come in three. And according to the characters first initials in the title you should safely assume the action delivers in that amount. It's not perfect, but its certainly no cop-out either. Bring on Revival.

8/10