The man was capable of so much more. He was truly great in Deliverance, in Boogie Night, and in his final film.
But in that same great final film, he came to terms with his life and career. He regretted going for the easy cash in simple minded action films like this one.
There was a backlash against Reynolds' films. Mother Against Drunk Drivers pointed to him as the worst example of films promoting reckless, often drunken, driving. The small town in Texas I grew up in the 70s had lots of teens trying to imitate him. That meant driving reckless when bored on the weekends.
As action or comedy, it's so so anyway. Like Dukes of Hazzard, a lot of posing as rebellious. Self destructive behavior isn't being cool.
But in that same great final film, he came to terms with his life and career. He regretted going for the easy cash in simple minded action films like this one.
There was a backlash against Reynolds' films. Mother Against Drunk Drivers pointed to him as the worst example of films promoting reckless, often drunken, driving. The small town in Texas I grew up in the 70s had lots of teens trying to imitate him. That meant driving reckless when bored on the weekends.
As action or comedy, it's so so anyway. Like Dukes of Hazzard, a lot of posing as rebellious. Self destructive behavior isn't being cool.