Review of Gung Ho (1986) by Kyle E — 06 Feb 2011
Yet another good Ron Howard/Michael Keaton collaboration. Though it's not on the same level as "Night Shift", if you go into "Gung Ho" expecting a dramedy more then a comedy, you'll get exactly what you expect. I mean hell, Keaton really did own the 80's.
Michael Keaton stars as Hunt Stevensen, a fast-talking shop foreman whom goes to Japan in hopes that a Japanese company that is interested in investing into his town's closed down plant will jump at the chance to buy it. Well, they do, but they want to run the plant their way.
Culture shock and an extreme amount of Japanese and American clashes await in this dramedy, but it's all quite good, hinged on yet another performance from Keaton who really owns his role. Hell I'm pretty sure every role that Michael Keaton does he simply owns the role.
Racial tension starts to build up, but this an excellent underlining story about a lie, a cover up, and a man who defeats a mistake he made to save the town he has grown up in. Not Keaton's best, nor Howard's, but a damn fine movie none-the-less. I enjoyed it, and you will most likely too.
This review of Gung Ho (1986) was written by Kyle E on 06 Feb 2011.
Gung Ho has generally received mixed reviews.
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