THE LAST BOY SCOUT
A film review by Drifter
Copyright 1992 Drifter
Oh, so maybe Bruce Willis messed up with HUDSON HAWK. And maybe action movies are getting passe or formulaic or whatever....
I still liked THE LAST BOY SCOUT.
The movie had plenty of action, though none of the intense, endless type in DIE HARD. A bit more keyed down. There are certain scenes that are totally impossible, yes. But there were good one-liners, fairly interesting (if stereotypical) characters, and definitely good acting.
One thing that impressed me was Bruce Willis's character's daughter. A totally atypical young daughter character played very well by a young female actress that looks very familiar. While her role is pretty much passive, the conflicts between her and her father are sharply defined and rather intense. More so than between Bruce Willis's character and his wife.
Meanwhile, the buddy character, played by the young actor from IN LIVING COLOR without the hair, is rather amusing but rather passive, compared to Bruce Willis. This may be a matter of writing rather than acting, however. It is certainly quite a leap from pure comedy to violent-action-buddy-cop material.
By far, my favorite character was the nasty young bad guy with the short blonde hair and misfortune to fall into large flying machines. He reminds me significantly of an actor who used to play on the old TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT series that had Ted Knight as a father with two daughters. I do not know if it is the same actor, but he made an appealing villain.
There is no doubt that this movie would fall apart under close scrutiny, with contradictions and holes and fairly simple plotting. But it has good production values and good acting, with nicely done action scenes and a great kicker of an opening sequence. I recommend the movie for action fans who do not want to bother with any deep, meaningful material or worrying about just *where* all those bullets come from....
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