Starring:
Bruce Willis - Joe Hallenbeck
Damon Wayans - Jimmy Dix
Chelsea Field - Sarah Hallenbeck
Noble Willingham - Sheldon Marcone
Taylor Negron - Milo
Danielle Harris - Darian Hallenbeck
Halle Berry - Cory
Bruce McGill - Mike Matthews
Kim Coates - Chet
Director:
Tony Scott (Top Gun; Man On Fire; Unstoppable)
Synopsis:
Bruce Willis stars as Joe Hallenbeck, who
was once a top-of-the-line Secret Service agent but has since become an
alcoholic, flea-bag detective. While performing the chores of a two-bit
shamus, he discovers his wife Sarah (Chelsea Field) is having an affair
with his best friend. Joe is hired to protect Cory (Halle Berry), a
stripper who has been getting death threats; Joe begins to sober up when
Cory is blown to smithereens. Cory's boyfriend, Jimmy Dix (Damon
Wayans), was at one time a NFL football quarterback, but was thrown out
of the game for gambling and addiction to Demerol. Smelling something
fishy, Joe and Jimmy begin to investigate further and discover layers of
corruption in professional football circles, leading up to Sheldon
Marcone (Noble Willingham), a corrupt team owner who wants to pay off
legislators to legalize gambling on pro football games.
Review:
We'll there isn't much to say about a 1990's action film starring a Wayans brother... Bruce Willis like always is great no matter how cheesy or ridiculous the movie is. Full of nothing but one liners, slapstick esq action sequences & possibly one of the most memorable helicopter propeller deaths in cinematic memory, it's nothing more than an over the top comedy-action movie with dumb acting & a dumb plot. Was enjoyable enough, but if I'm watching a sports movie about attempted murder my go to is "Sudden Death" starring Jean-Claude Van Damme not The Last Boy Scout.
Budget: $29,000,000
Box Office: $59,509,925
Profit: $30,509,925
Rotten Tomatoes: 45%
Flixster: 66%
49%
Lead Acting: 7/15
Supporting Cast: 5/15
Plot: 2/10
Compared To The Genre: 3/10
Cinematography: 14/20
Intrigue: 13/20
Extra: 5/10
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