Blown Away
by Stephen Hopkins
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Actor: Forest Whitaker, Jeff Bridges, Lloyd Bridges, Suzy Amis, Tommy Lee JonesDirector: Stephen Hopkins
Producer: Christian L. Rehr
Producer: Dean O'Brien
Producer: Jay Roach
Writer: Jay Roach
Producer: Joe Batteer
Writer: Joe Batteer
Writer: John Rice
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 121 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1997-07-30
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Blown Away
Movie Review: Blown Up, But Not Overly So
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie was made during the period (early '90s) in which Hollywood was absolutely in love with blowing things up. "The more explosions, the better," seemed to be the prevailing attitude.
At least they weren't overdone in this film. However, the accents might have been overdone as none of the stars - Jeff Bridges,Tommy Lee Jones, Forest Whitaker, Suzy Amis and Lloyd Bridges - sounded like a true Bostonian.
It's especially odd to hear Jones attempt his Irish-Boston accent, although he's more adept at it than the younger Bridges. Jones plays an Irish terrorist in this revenge movie, wreaking his havoc in Boston. The film's best asset is the suspense it builds for the two hours and the fact it keeps you interested the entire way, right from the opening scene.
The negatives are too much profanity and a contrived story in spots, particularly at the end when the fight between Bridges and Jones goes on forever as does the scene with Jones trying to save his wife. It's just too much. A lot of modern-day action films just don't know when to quit, and this is a prime example. Yet, it's definitely worth at least one look.
Summary of Blown Away
Before he made the man-eating lion thriller The Ghost and the Darkness and the special- effects-laden Lost in Space, director Stephen Hopkins helmed this ludicrous and critically panned thriller pitting a cop on the Boston Police bomb squad (Jeff Bridges) against a mad Irish bomber (Tommy Lee Jones) who's still holding a grudge from their early years in the Irish Republican Army. A showcase for the explosive skills of demolitions experts, Blown Away has got some impressive action sequences, although the story is somewhat convoluted and mean-spirited. Suzy Amis (Titanic) costars as Bridges's endangered girlfriend, who becomes a target of Jones's destructive scheme. --Jeff ShannonAction & Adventure DVD Video
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