The only reason I give this Bruce Willis film five stars is for the action and special effects. Otherwise, this is a mayhem movie of over the top gore and violence, crudity, foul language and vulgarity. The plot for "The Last Boy Scout" is a twisted and complicated mess. The film gets into everything from politics and crooked politicians, to major sports corruption, to drugs, sex, and government cover-ups.
You know the movie is going into the realm of fantasy or sci-fi when a pro-football player is juiced on drugs and then runs the football carrying a gun and shooting down three defenders on the way to the end zone. I think the writers of this one might have been on the juice themselves – powder or liquid.
As for acting and directing, how could one tell? It was constant mayhem, beating, shooting, running, etc. to the point that it was hard to follow any semblance of a plot. This is a far cry from the Die Hard films that have a simple plot and then build around it with tremendous action, special effects and clever solutions. Yes, they have violence – but not of the gore type, nor the crude, vulgarity of wild animals. This is one most people should skip unless you want to study what not to do and how not to make a film that would have wide audience appeal.
I saw this movie in its theater release, but it had been so long ago and I couldn't remember much about it. So, I watched it again recently and it was soon apparent why I couldn't remember much about it. It definitely is a forgettable film.
You know the movie is going into the realm of fantasy or sci-fi when a pro-football player is juiced on drugs and then runs the football carrying a gun and shooting down three defenders on the way to the end zone. I think the writers of this one might have been on the juice themselves – powder or liquid.
As for acting and directing, how could one tell? It was constant mayhem, beating, shooting, running, etc. to the point that it was hard to follow any semblance of a plot. This is a far cry from the Die Hard films that have a simple plot and then build around it with tremendous action, special effects and clever solutions. Yes, they have violence – but not of the gore type, nor the crude, vulgarity of wild animals. This is one most people should skip unless you want to study what not to do and how not to make a film that would have wide audience appeal.
I saw this movie in its theater release, but it had been so long ago and I couldn't remember much about it. So, I watched it again recently and it was soon apparent why I couldn't remember much about it. It definitely is a forgettable film.