Reviews

I saw This movie With my brother when it came out in theaters in January of 1997 and all I can say is that I have never felt so ripped off by a movie. I spent 8 dollars to see it and it was not worth 8 cents. I cannot believe Ray Liotta agreed to do this film. It is also a very mean spirited movie and the way Ray Liotta's character kills Catherine Hicks character who is a stewardess is repellent. This is the kind of movie where after viewing it you would like to have a sit-down with the director and screenwriter and ask them what in the world they were thinking when they made this garbage. On a scale of 1-10 I suppose I will give it a 1 but in reality it deserves less than zero.

This is a very good slick action thriller. Well written, well acted and very realistic to boot. It has nary a dull moment and Rutger Hauers' Wulfgar makes you shiver with fear. The international flavor of the film adds a nice quality to it and Nigel Daveports character(terrorist expert)is a treat. The pace is fantastic and even though it is an action film, we get to find out enough about the characters in it that we care about them as people. The conflict that Stallone has with his wife as well as being torn as to how to deal with a terrorist who does subscribe to the same set of rules as the ordinary New York street scum he is used to dealing with is genuinely affecting. The chase scene in the subway is thrilling, well shot and engrossing. This film, as far as I am concerned also benefits immeasurably from its New York location. It really could not have been shot anywhere else in the US except maybe Chicago. I am a native New Yorker so I am obviously partial to New York, but after you see enough movies, you arrive at the conclusion that New York is the best place to shoot a film, generally speaking and depending on what kind of film is being made. Thinking about this movie being shot in L.A. for example makes me cringe.