Review of Cliffhanger (1993) by Aaron R — 27 Jul 2012
There really is nothing special about Renny Harlin's Cliffhanger other than the fact that it struggles to hold onto the the long gone hard R action esthetic of the 1980s. But sometimes that's just enough for me to appreciate a time killer flick.
Stallone is given plenty of opportunities to dispatch villainy using nameless terrorists as human sleds and bench press practice--watch out for those stalactites! Michael Rooker makes for a good sidekick, but he doesn't get the kills he deserves.
John Lithgow reaches into his bag of Big Bad accents for a ridiculous turn as the sneering Eric Qualen, and his final helicopter boxing match with Stallone is cheery nonsense. Cliffhanger is fun but forgettable.
VF.
This review of Cliffhanger (1993) was written by Aaron R on 27 Jul 2012.
Cliffhanger has generally received positive reviews.
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