Review of The Towering Inferno (1974) by Kyle B — 06 Jun 2014
According to the theatrical release poster, "one tiny spark becomes a night of blazing suspense". In reality, this film needed much more than a tiny spark to maintain interest. To be fair, this is due to one simple complaint - it's way too long.
Why does a disaster movie about a burning building need to last for two hours and forty-five minutes? It's not as though there's any positive advantage to this length. The plot tends to be rather hard to follow, but what's worse is that it seems to be all over the place, like in the scene where this one guy said he switched off the phones so that he could die in bed with the woman he's trying to flirt with.
The performances are actually pretty good, but the film itself tends to try my patience with its excessive length. However, they at least did a good job with the production values, and the special effects make the film a lot better, especially with that fiery explosion at the end.
This review of The Towering Inferno (1974) was written by Kyle B on 06 Jun 2014.
The Towering Inferno has generally received positive reviews.
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