Spoilers watching this movie reminded me of the simpsons episode where homer and mel gibson remake mr. smith goes to washington. "When did the country lose its way?" lamented mr. simpson " When did we stop rooting for the guy with the machine gun?"
back when bruce willis was famous for killing every mofo in the room, he made this; tony scott's powerful and moving indictment of the corporate corruption that has destroyed once honorable institutions like pro-football......then he threw away that script and made this movie....which is about killing people. make no mistake, that's all this movie is about.
and is there anything wrong with? it's even self-aware. as bruce willis exclaims at one point when a character tries to explain himself "who gives a f***? you're the bad guy, right?" (oooh, irony) That's all you need to know. They're the bad guys, he's the good guy, along with former quarterback James Dixx (played by Damon Wayans), and a lot of people get shot.
there's dialogue that's sardonic and cynical to the point of almost placing the good guys in an anti-hero stature. bruce willis doesn't care about anyone or anything and that's what makes him cool. because he doesn't learn his lesson by the end and he continues to not give a s***. Maybe this is just a John McClane redux, that same character who has completely given up on the world after having to go through the same ordeal over the course of three movies. these movies are made for when you want to get the bad guys yourself. you live vicariously through these characters, which is simple, because they can easily adopt your personality, seeing as they have none of their own. and what's wrong with that?characters die left and right with little emotional baggage (see damon wayans witness his girlfriend's death, watch bruce willis see his best friend die....you've never seen anyone more inert)
from the superb opener which features a PCP-addled football player making some rather rash decisions on the field to the closer where the bad guy bites it in one of those wrong-time-at-the-wrong-place situations that could only happen at the movies (oops...don't want to give away that the bad guy dies in the end,) this is an entertaining flick through and through. the kind that hollywood doesn't even make anymore. you won't be upset if you know what's in store
back when bruce willis was famous for killing every mofo in the room, he made this; tony scott's powerful and moving indictment of the corporate corruption that has destroyed once honorable institutions like pro-football......then he threw away that script and made this movie....which is about killing people. make no mistake, that's all this movie is about.
and is there anything wrong with? it's even self-aware. as bruce willis exclaims at one point when a character tries to explain himself "who gives a f***? you're the bad guy, right?" (oooh, irony) That's all you need to know. They're the bad guys, he's the good guy, along with former quarterback James Dixx (played by Damon Wayans), and a lot of people get shot.
there's dialogue that's sardonic and cynical to the point of almost placing the good guys in an anti-hero stature. bruce willis doesn't care about anyone or anything and that's what makes him cool. because he doesn't learn his lesson by the end and he continues to not give a s***. Maybe this is just a John McClane redux, that same character who has completely given up on the world after having to go through the same ordeal over the course of three movies. these movies are made for when you want to get the bad guys yourself. you live vicariously through these characters, which is simple, because they can easily adopt your personality, seeing as they have none of their own. and what's wrong with that?characters die left and right with little emotional baggage (see damon wayans witness his girlfriend's death, watch bruce willis see his best friend die....you've never seen anyone more inert)
from the superb opener which features a PCP-addled football player making some rather rash decisions on the field to the closer where the bad guy bites it in one of those wrong-time-at-the-wrong-place situations that could only happen at the movies (oops...don't want to give away that the bad guy dies in the end,) this is an entertaining flick through and through. the kind that hollywood doesn't even make anymore. you won't be upset if you know what's in store