Michael Pare stars as Tom Cody a mercenary who agrees to rescue his rock star ex-squeeze Ellen Aim(Diane Lane) from Raven Shaddock (Willem Dafoe) and his gang of bikers in this enjoyable-on-a-visceral level only actioner which claims to be a rock and roll fable. The problem with Streets Of Fire is that it comes after such heavy weights as The Warriors,48 HRS and Southern Comfort, Walter Hill's best efforts, so this ends up being not as good as those but better than say everything after this made by Hill. That's not to say there isn't anything to enjoy, Michael Pare is well suited to the part, Dafoe is a fun villain , Diane Lane is cute and (of course) the action scenes are well handled and have a lot of punch to them. So this is a good effort from Hill, who adds excellent cinematography and creates a mood which convinces you that this does take place in another time and another place. It also happens to be Michael Pare's best movie, although that's kind of damning with praise.
3.5/5 Matt Bronson
3.5/5 Matt Bronson