Quicksilver
by Thomas Michael Donnelly
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Actor: Andrew Smith, Jami Gertz, Kevin Bacon, Paul Rodriguez, Rudy RamosDirector: Thomas Michael Donnelly
Brand: BACON,KEVIN
Cinematographer: Thomas Del Ruth
Writer: Thomas Michael Donnelly
Editor: Tom Rolf
Producer: Christopher Meledandri
Producer: Daniel Melnick
Producer: Michael I. Rachmil
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
Published: 2002-12-01
DVD Release Date: 2002-12-10
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Quicksilver
Movie Review: Note to Marshall Fine; Next Time Watch the Movie Before You Write!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is simply an antodote to the Amazon review which was obviously written by someone that wasn't paying attention if indeed they ever watched the movie.
Kevin Bacon plays a Commodities trader (big difference from a Stockbroker) that loses it all on a highly leveraged trade and even worse, loses everything his parents had entrusted him to invest. He basically drops out and goes from the highest level of the economy to the lowest. He buys a used bike and starts riding for a delivery service. (I have no idea where the idea of evil bosses came into the Amazon review, the boss at the messenger service comes across as a decent guy.) A young woman named Terri is hired and soon becomes the target of Gypsy, a drug dealer and ne'er do well that would like to enslave her as a prostitute. Paul Rodriguez also is in the mix as an experienced courier that wants to raise enough money to buy a hot-dog cart so he can leave the courier business behind.
The drama of the movie centers around Gypsy's efforts to enslave Terri and the climax is a car/bicycle chase where Kevin Bacon outwits Gypsy and sends him plunging from an earthquake damaged bridge. In the end, Bacon's confidence is restored and he finds an opportunity in the markets that can put him back in the game. Calling in favors from old friends he makes the trade and wins big which allows him to get back on top, restore his parent's losses, help Terri to a better life and finance Rodriguez's new cart.
As far as Marshall Fine is concerned, let's just say that you should be a bit embarrased to have written such an innacurate review of a movie that an 12 year old could have understood but you obviously didn't.
Overall the movie is entertaining if a bit of a stretch in places. The overall plot is feasible although the Gypsy character strains credibility a bit IMO. At the end it's a feel good movie with a happy ending and promise of a bright future for all of the heroes. I liked it a lot when it first came out and I've glad to see that it has found its way onto DVD.
Summary of Quicksilver
A bicycle messenger falls in love with a fellow-messenger who has become involved with a drug-dealer.Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG
Release Date: 7-DEC-2004
Media Type: DVD
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