There's something about a movie like The Room or Troll 2 that I find utterly irresistible. These 'so bad they're good' classics exemplify how ambition can outshine resources and self-awareness to create works of unintentional brilliance. Champagne and Bullets, directed by, written and starring John De Hart, stands shoulder-to-shoulder with these cinematic oddities.

The movie is a Steven Seagal–Neil Breen mash-up, almost entirely the work of its sole creator, John De Hart. Hart wrote, directed and stars as Rick Bode, even performing an awkward musical number early on. His stiff performance of a cringeworthy country song is overshadowed by his inexplicable relationships and interactions with characters that are just as unnatural as those in The Room.

The plot thickens—or rather, thins—with characters losing their badges almost immediately, a partner embroiled in an absurd cult scenario, and the re-emergence of Bode’s ex-girlfriend fleeing from a satanic coven. While it's ostensibly an action film, the fight scenes are few and far between and lack any semblance of believability. Instead, Hart focused on gratuitous nudity, including three uncomfortably long sex scenes with co-star Pamela Bryant.

If you're a fan of bad movies or the podcast 'How Did This Get Made', then Champagne and Bullets is worth a watch. It’s available on Hoopla, Amazon Prime, and Tubi.