Review of Backdraft (1991) by Bastien M — 02 Jan 2009

Les effets speciaux sont reussis, et Bob de Niro et surtout Donald Sutherland toujours aussi bons. Pour le reste, on repassera.

This review of Backdraft (1991) was written by Bastien M on 02 Jan 2009.

Backdraft has generally received positive reviews.

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As usual, the critics have ower numbers... This is a classic. Has a brother dynamic to it (I have brothers so maybe my viewpoint is biased)…

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