A redneck Texas Ranger, Nick Nolte, fights a powerful drug kingpin, Powers Boothe, along the Mexican border. Once best friends, they now fight for justice and the heart of the woman : Maria Conchita Alonso, they both love. Meanwhile, there shows up a group of six soldiers of fortune, former CIA team of Vietnam veterans trained in the use of sophisticated hi-tech weaponry, all officially listed as dead, then they carry out a bloody bank heist.
Violent thriller movie with chases, noisy action, thrills, huge body count and a lot of shootouts. This is a modern twilight Western emerged in a different guise and with usual crossfire, pursuits, and constant killings , providing an ideal cover, including a spectacular final in Wild Bunch similar style. Passable acting from duo starring, Nick Nolte as the good guy and Powers Boothe as the bad guy as two old friends now on opposite sides of the law, with standard rivalry over the love interest and who contend each other in the end . Thus, forcing the Ranger to choose between the demands to follow the line of duty and old loyalties. They are well accompanied by a fine support cast such as Rip Torn, Michael Ironside, Clancy Brown, Larry B Scott , William Forsythe, Tommy Lister,among others.
It packs lousy and anticlimatic musical score by the great Jerry Goldsmith who uses too much synthesizer. As well as evocative and atmospheric cinematography by Matthew Leonetti. The picture was professionally made by Walter Hill who comes closer to the old Hollywood shootouts, though directed with no originality, because of his imitation to Sam Peckinpah with an end obviously reprise of Wild Bunch . Hill has a long career from the 70s making notorious films as Hard times, The driver, The warriors, The long riders, Southern Comfort, 48 hours, Streets of fire, Crossroads, Red heat , Another 48 hours, Johnny Handsome, Trespass, Geronimo an American Legend , Wild Bill, Last man standing, Supernova, Undisputed, among others. Rating 6/10. Acceptable and passable.
Violent thriller movie with chases, noisy action, thrills, huge body count and a lot of shootouts. This is a modern twilight Western emerged in a different guise and with usual crossfire, pursuits, and constant killings , providing an ideal cover, including a spectacular final in Wild Bunch similar style. Passable acting from duo starring, Nick Nolte as the good guy and Powers Boothe as the bad guy as two old friends now on opposite sides of the law, with standard rivalry over the love interest and who contend each other in the end . Thus, forcing the Ranger to choose between the demands to follow the line of duty and old loyalties. They are well accompanied by a fine support cast such as Rip Torn, Michael Ironside, Clancy Brown, Larry B Scott , William Forsythe, Tommy Lister,among others.
It packs lousy and anticlimatic musical score by the great Jerry Goldsmith who uses too much synthesizer. As well as evocative and atmospheric cinematography by Matthew Leonetti. The picture was professionally made by Walter Hill who comes closer to the old Hollywood shootouts, though directed with no originality, because of his imitation to Sam Peckinpah with an end obviously reprise of Wild Bunch . Hill has a long career from the 70s making notorious films as Hard times, The driver, The warriors, The long riders, Southern Comfort, 48 hours, Streets of fire, Crossroads, Red heat , Another 48 hours, Johnny Handsome, Trespass, Geronimo an American Legend , Wild Bill, Last man standing, Supernova, Undisputed, among others. Rating 6/10. Acceptable and passable.