Review of The Hard Way (1991) by Rami B — 10 Jan 2011
The Hard Way is a typical buddy cop movie. Normally you would see a black and a white cop, but this time it's a real cop with an actor who wants to be one...
Michael J. Fox is Nick Lang, an actor who normally only plays in action movies. This time however he wants to make a cop movie and he knows exactly what his character should look like. Detective Lt. John Moss from the NYPD is his role model, but to become even more like him, Lang wants to hang out with Moss so he can feel what the real police work is like. Of course Moss hates him and tries to get rid of him, but in the end they will end up like the best friends.
I'm sure that this kind of movies has its fans, but it just can't convince me anymore. In my opinion they were trying too hard to make it look funny. I really respect Michael J. Fox' work, but I'm afraid he missed completely with this one. I really can't say that I found him very funny at least once. James Woods wasn't too bad, even though I found his character much too stereotypical. He reminded me of Dirty Harry. It's the same kind of macho cop that loves too shoot and swear a little bit too often.
I'm glad that I saw the movie, but I'm sure that I'll never watch it ever again. It just isn't my kind of movie, but I'm sure that a lot of people will love it.
This review of The Hard Way (1991) was written by Rami B on 10 Jan 2011.
The Hard Way has generally received mixed reviews.
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