Review of Nighthawks (1981) by Alex . — 25 May 2009
Three words:
OH MY GOD!
This movie is getting two stars based on the comedic value of the seriousness of this movie alone!
Bombings all over Europe! A discredited terrorist, reminiscent of Carlos The Jackal -played by Rutger Hauer.
This, is probably the first and only serious thing about this movie...
But, as for Sly and Williams -70s fashion just going out, as we move into the 80s -the 70s swagger, as they walk around, the leather jackets, long, thick hair, Sly in sunglasses for the duration ...You cannot watch this movie without laughing, anymore.
It was mildly entertaining, to a degree.
I totally dug Hauer's performance ...Laughed at Sly freezing up every time Hauer got close to him and not being able to shoot -til Williams gets stabbed, of course!
Hauer blows shit up, kill people -as most terrorists do ...and professes that he hates killing, but thats his job!
He even had the decency to have a baby winched down off a cable car -What a Leg end!
Good stuff, folks. If theres nothing on tv, watch this movie lmao.
This review of Nighthawks (1981) was written by Alex . on 25 May 2009.
Nighthawks has generally received mixed reviews.
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