John Lithgow plays a criminal who breaks out of jail to get revenge on the cop (Denzel Washington) who put him there.
John Lithgow is misscast. Since when did they allow swords in prison. Why are they reusing the music score of 'Predator'? I think it's 'Predator.' This movie starts off as a promising action flick but, by the time they're having a swordfight in prison it all starts going downhill, ending with a climax that is so horrible that I don't even know what to say about it.
Early Denzel is still good Denzel. Though Lithgow seems miscast (or better said miss scripted) yes he is evil but he isn;t a tough guy like he is portrayed here.
A bit of an underrated action classic, this slightly ridiculous action thriller has all the hallmarks of a big dumb 80's action flick, even though it was made in 1991. The odd silly moment can be forgiven for the tense interplay between Denzel and Lithgow (both looking amazingly young!). John Lithgow obviously has a ball as the psychotic looney tune. Just ignore the manhole sized plot holes and you might enjoy it. It's about as deep as my morning coffee, but it's also equally as satisfying.
here is a film that has a decent but very by the numbers screenplay with good dialogue but with the sheer force of two wonderful actors denzel washington as a cop who moves up in the world to mayor after he busted a drug deal and pout away a psychpoath wonderfully played by john lithgow of thrid rock from the sun fame and sends him to jail for twenty years. everything in the mayor's life is coming along very wqell. a wonderful family to support him, great friends, and a wonderful job but there is just one problem. It's Caine who can't let of the mayor. he wants him to pay for what he has done and will do everything he can to hurt him. when he breaks out of jail with his cohorts all hell breaks loose for the mayor as people he loves end up killed and its up to ex cop now mayor to put an end to caine;s reign of terror.
Fantastic, over the top revenge thriller, this is bloody, violent and creative in its slayings, and the busy plot of betrayal and blackmail is relentless in its pace.
John Lithgow does not make a good villian. I mean, he looks quite crazy, but it's that comedic kind of crazy, where you think that any second now he's going to jump out from behind a curtain and scream "Taa-dah!" He did mess up Denzel's life, though. Now ladies, if you want to see the epidome of stupidity, watch how Denzel's wife watches a videotape of him having sex with a prostitute (which he gets an STD from), and stays with him. Yeah. Good example for the little girlies.
Once I started using Flixster I tried to remember the name of this movie. "What was the name again? It had the most senseless frame-up job in history. It had that horrible climax. It had some of the worst lines of dialogue these ears have heard." Finally, I remember the name, and it is Ricochet.
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