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5.0 out of 5 stars
Shane Black rules,
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This review is from: The Last Boy Scout (Le Dernier Boy Scout) (DVD)
You heard me: Shane Black, the man who wrote the screenplay for this movie, rules. His grasp of the art of the action film is outstanding. For anyone who respects the craft of scriptwriting, Black is someone to study with care. Yes, his characters are foul-mouthed, violent men who use deadly force to achieve their goals. Let's all agree: Black is not trying to create a Hallmark world populated by happy-clappy, nicey-nice types. Rather, throughout his work, he has consistently created a world that goes far beyond hard-boiled. Cruelty and viciousness are everywhere and violence, used intelligently, is the only solution to the problem of rampant evil.Plus, who said he must create female characters that are appealing? What a silly notion. To those who think he should: Hello, thought-police. Welcome to a version of 1984. If you accept the premise that Black lays down--that the world is nasty, brutish, and short--and watch what his hero does in that world, how he operates, the risks he takes and the sacrifices he makes, then his movies have a whole new depth. Frankly, Black is writing the logical conclusion to the film noirs of the 1940s and 50s.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very trashy but still entertaining action flick,
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This review is from: The Last Boy Scout (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
Tony Scott's THE LAST BOY SCOUT may be trash, but for an action flick it is very well-made, highly entertaining trash. Of course, you could make a very good case against this film. Though I did not find it quite as woman-hating as some of the critics said it was upon the film's release, I would recognize that there is a subtle layer of misogyny throughout the movie---particularly with the two women characters in Joe Hallenbeck's life, his uncaring, cheating wife and his bratty, verbally abusive daughter---that might make some viewers more queasy than I was. And, objectively speaking, THE LAST BOY SCOUT is basically a retread of writer Shane Black's superior LETHAL WEAPON---a more foul-mouthed, ultra-violent retread with a lot of corny humor. This is an all-out testosterone-fest if I've ever seen one. If you've got a problem with people, just punch 'em in the "head or gut"---if anything else, that's the message of this movie. Really, Shane Black, where did your taste go since LETHAL WEAPON and LETHAL WEAPON 2? Despite all that, though, this movie still delivers what matters most in this genre: thrills and exciting action scenes. Having seen this movie only recently, I must say that it is probably one of the most exciting action pictures I've seen in a long while, perhaps enjoyable because of its excesses. Tony Scott definitely knows how to film action scenes well (the climactic action scenes in the football stadium is a good example of his skill here), and of course he brings his customary slick style to the material. And its plot, involving a ruthless attempt to legalize gambling in pro football, takes some kinda intriguing twists and turns along the way. (It's like a hardcore action-film version of one of those hardboiled detective films of the '40s.) In short, THE LAST BOY SCOUT is very trashy but still entertaining action movie that can be quite fun to watch, depending on whether you can overlook lapses of character logic (why on Earth is Shelly Marcone giving away his plan of framing Hallenbeck for Senator Baynad's murder just so Hallenbeck can outsmart 'em all?) as well as the more objectionable misogynistic aspects of the film. Personally, I felt a little guilty about enjoying it so much...but not guilty enough not to admit it. Marginally recommended.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Last Boy scout says it best.,
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This review is from: The Last Boy Scout (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
The best action movie of the 90's hands down! All this crap about the film being misogynistic is ridiculous. Willis' character is a burned out, embittered, down and out, has-been PI and former secret service agent ("a long time ago he saved the president's life" )who has seen too much and who has no faith left in anything. He is in a bad marriage, never home, drinks too much, a victim of marital infidelity. But he is still in love with his wife. ("I wish the sky wasn't blue, I wish water wasn't wet. I wish I didn't still love my wife.") He is a man's man of the old school; strong and ever silent with a black and white morality. He is loyal to a fault, taking on the case of the stripper and her boyfriend to avenge the car-bombing death of his best friend (who was sleeping with his wife.) His foul mouthed daughter is screaming for discipline which she finds (and drinks in ) at the end of the film. The one liners are great. The action scenes are awesome. The justice meted out in the end is fitting.
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