Review of Bird on a Wire (1990) by Owen Gleiberman for Entertainment Weekly — 23 Sep 1996
Bird on a Wire is far from inept-every one of those car chases is masterfully staged. Still, for most of two hours you’re pummeled with formula; it would be hard to name another movie at once so proficient and so dull.
When a director as talented as Badham reaches this state of empty craftsmanship, who can say whether he’s working out of boredom or cynicism? At this point, there may be very little difference.
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This review of Bird on a Wire (1990) was written by Owen Gleiberman and published by Entertainment Weekly on 23 Sep 1996.
Bird on a Wire has generally received mixed reviews.
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