If you have been watching Burn Notice than you know that Michael Westen (Jeffery Donavan) is a former intelligence agent, a spy that has been burned (booted out, black listed by the organization that trained him) and has been on the trail of the person who caused this situation. In between times he takes on odd jobs with his partner Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell) and girlfriend Fiona Glenanne (Gabrielle Anwar). Each weekly episode starts where it left off and includes at least one of the jobs Westen’s been roped into.
I am a pretty consistent fan of Burn Notice, but because of some inconsistency in directing, I’ve strayed now and then. But, that’s my quirky thing. Depending on the Director’s ability to get a good performance (the actors had been vacillating in the first and second season between realistic and amateurish) I find the series very entertaining. This fourth season found me more engrossed in the plot; eager to see the next episode and enjoying the action show more.
Season four finds Westen hooking up with Fiona and Sam in some incredible situations from bad bikers, Chinese mafia to black listed spies and a dock worker (and that’s just the first disc). I do have to admit, the addition of Cody Bell, as burned spy Jesse Garcia, is a brilliant move. The writing seems to get better from season to season and I found four right up at the top.
Having the luxury of seeing season four on DVD, paying more attention to the story, and no commercials has helped my desire to continue with the spy thriller. Of course being in Florida and spending most of my life in South Florida where the program gets filmed doesn’t hurt either. Seeing the beaches, glitzy clubs, lot of hot bods and surroundings I’m familiar with, makes Burn Notice a must for me.
Included on four disc DVD are bonus features that include deleted scenes from most all of the weekly shows.
FINAL ANALYSIS: A nice addition to your video library and a great way to get caught up. (B)
Writer, critic, film editor John Delia, Sr. has been on all sides of the movie business from publications to film making. He has worked as a film critic with ACED Magazine for more than 20 years and other publications for a total of 40 years. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Florida. John is a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association and Critics Association of Central Florida Send John a message at jdelia@acedmagazine.com
