But soon rival killer Antonio Banderas moves in on Sly's final million-dollar contract, surveillance expert Julianne Moore.

Banderas enjoys himself with his part as a long-haired psychopath, but poor old Stallone doesn't look as though he's having any fun at all in a mediocre action film where all the acting skills have been left at home.

Director Richard Donner supplies computer-style guidance of the action, killing off the movie's credibility along with so many of its characters.