Runtime:
101 minutes
Directed
by: Walter Hill
Starring:
Bill Paxton, William Sadler, Ice-T, Ice Cube, Art Evans
From:
Universal
I
apologize for getting this up so late (and yeah, that's what she
said) but I started movie-watching on Netflix late and then after I
finished watching this I got wrapped up with a few things online.
Finally I had some free time to write about this movie, which I had
actually seen once before but it was recorded off of a random cable
channel so it was edited for TV and it just wasn't the same as
watching it in its original form, which I was finally able to do
here.
I'll
steal the description of the film from part of the synopsis on IMDb:
Two
Arkansas firemen, Vince and Don, get hold of a map that leads to a
cache of stolen gold in an abandoned factory in East St. Louis. What
they don't know is that the factory is in the turf of a local gang,
who come by to execute one of their enemies.
There's
a lot more but of course I wouldn't want to give it away. Just know
that the two white firemen (Paxton and Sadler) have to deal with a
gang, led by T, and much of the movie is set in the abandoned
factory. Yet, it doesn't seem small at all. The factory is pretty big
and there's a lot going on. There's arguing between the two sides and
also amongst the members of each side. An old homeless guy (Evans)
also gets involved and he's hilarious in his comments and actions.
You have various bloody shootings (but of course with this being a
Walter Hill movie) and also commentary of how the gold affects people
in various ways. Believe it or not, the scripts-from Bob Zemeckis and
Bob Gale-is a version of the classic film The Treasure of the Sierra
Madre.
Anyhow,
this is a wildly entertaining motion picture and if you enjoy
thrillers where various people are looking for a special item, then
you should check this out. The acting is fine all around and you'll
likely recognize some members of the all-male cast. There's Argyle
from the first Die Hard and also the legendary Tiny Lister. Cube also
acts like his old persona of being a Crazy Mother... rather than the
staid guy who appears in family pictures and stars in Coors Light
ads, including one ironically with Lister.
I'll
be back Thursday night and I'll try to be more punctual.
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