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May Munro (Sharon Stone) is a drop-dead beauty with a fatal past. She's sworn death to the mobsters who murdered her parents and she also knows the right man for the job: cool-fire ex-CIA explosives expert Ray Quick (Sylvester Stallone). Miami's playground of the rich becomes an incendiary slayground as May lures the killers and Ray ingeniously detonates them into ashes. But a vicious mob boss (Rod Steiger), his brash son (Eric Roberts) and a psychotic hired gun (James Woods) with a lethal grudge against Quick won't go without a fight. And the fevered passions shared by the two avengers can't hide an ominous question from Ray. Is May falling for him.... or is she setting him up, too?
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By x iLeon
Format:DVD
We all know Stalone - nothing new here. Ditto Stone (though their names sound great together in the trailer). For me, this is the best Roberts performance I've ever seen. James Woods is his usual mean sharpness. Rod Steiger included. The movie has a good build up and the usual explosive (literally & metaphorically) finish action movies have us accustomed to. Definitely worth a watch.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Great cast. Great fun. Good action movie. I never really thought Stallone was that sexy but he sure has moves in this movie. And of course, the stunning Stone is always beautiful. Apart from a few cheesy lines and a few bad factual errors, it's a perfect popcorn action movie.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Benminx
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Mocked on release for Stallone and Stone's deliberately over-steamy suggestive dialogue ("I hear you...control your explosions...") and Rod Steiger's peculiar 'Cuban' accent, this is actually a pretty enjoyable action thriller full of 'over-the-top' scenes and stylised drama.
Set in Miami, Stone's 'May Munro' is determined to recruit Stallone's 'Ray Quick' who is a retired explosive specialist previously employed by the CIA to perform covert assassinations. May's family were killed by local big-time gangsters and she can't shake the need for vengeance. Slowly Ray is drawn in by May's advances, finally intervening when she decides to go after the bad guys personally.
Chief among the ne-er do wells is 'Tomas Leon', and Eric Roberts plays his scumbag role with relish, making him utterly snakelike and repulsive as the slick psychotic son helping his father control the Cuban Mafia in Miami. May has several targets and Tomas is at the top of the list. Unfortunately for her, their security is handled by James Woods' 'Ned Trent', a psychotic ex CIA spook who wants Ray's head for getting him thrown out of the agency.
From there the film builds its thrills from showing Ray hunting the gansters, and Ned hunting the bomber, leading to some very flashy and enjoyable action.
Woods plays his role with amusing excess and villainy, Stone is vastly over-muscled but sincere, and Stone is better than the role requires - her May's eyes flash with the pain and viciousness of a wounded animal in many scenes, and you feel for her predicament.
Yes, it's dated a little because of the very '90s action feeling, and yes, it's pantomime villainy - it's not going to win any screenwriting awards. But it's also explosive, exciting, dramatic and better than it has any right to be. Very enjoyable trash.
Set in Miami, Stone's 'May Munro' is determined to recruit Stallone's 'Ray Quick' who is a retired explosive specialist previously employed by the CIA to perform covert assassinations. May's family were killed by local big-time gangsters and she can't shake the need for vengeance. Slowly Ray is drawn in by May's advances, finally intervening when she decides to go after the bad guys personally.
Chief among the ne-er do wells is 'Tomas Leon', and Eric Roberts plays his scumbag role with relish, making him utterly snakelike and repulsive as the slick psychotic son helping his father control the Cuban Mafia in Miami. May has several targets and Tomas is at the top of the list. Unfortunately for her, their security is handled by James Woods' 'Ned Trent', a psychotic ex CIA spook who wants Ray's head for getting him thrown out of the agency.
From there the film builds its thrills from showing Ray hunting the gansters, and Ned hunting the bomber, leading to some very flashy and enjoyable action.
Woods plays his role with amusing excess and villainy, Stone is vastly over-muscled but sincere, and Stone is better than the role requires - her May's eyes flash with the pain and viciousness of a wounded animal in many scenes, and you feel for her predicament.
Yes, it's dated a little because of the very '90s action feeling, and yes, it's pantomime villainy - it's not going to win any screenwriting awards. But it's also explosive, exciting, dramatic and better than it has any right to be. Very enjoyable trash.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
NEVER BELIEVE THE CRITICS.......
Sylvester Stallone plays Ray Quick, an ex CIA bomb expert, now working alone, and for hire, to anyone willing to pay. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Graham
4.0 out of 5 stars
Something Special
I liked this movie when it was released in the early 90s. sharon Stone is an actress who is under rated. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Pseudonym
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ok film
This film was Ok.
It was nothing special but some people, fans of Sylvester Stallone in particular, may enjoy it.
It was nothing special but some people, fans of Sylvester Stallone in particular, may enjoy it.
Published 2 months ago by Alexandra Butcher
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love it
Very dark thriller of its day. Great film and I would reccomend it to everyone. A great thriller to watch
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. J. Croft
3.0 out of 5 stars
Bad in places good in others
Ok great acting but the humour is none there is horrible special effects . James woods gets annoying and this had very little action for an action film . Read more
Published 2 months ago by juliedilworth
3.0 out of 5 stars
Edição snapper
Artigo em boas condições com a agradável surpresa de se tratar de uma edição snapper case. Pena não ter legendas em português.
Published 3 months ago by Ana Margarida Pimentel
5.0 out of 5 stars
awesome
xmas prezzy for my dad so 10/10,p-p was mega cheap and arrived mega quickly too,according to my dad another classic
Published 4 months ago by gazza
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The Specialist
The Specialist Is a very good film plenty of acton well worth watching lots of thing getting blown up, brilliant film. sylvester stallone plays a very good part in this film.
Published 5 months ago by john , e watling
5.0 out of 5 stars
"..STALLONE AND STONE.."
Yet another 90's Stallone classic movie full to the top with action and violence!! The cast is good Sharon Stone is sexy as ever and James Woods is a great villain! Read more
Published 12 months ago by S. Drury
4.0 out of 5 stars
A guilty pleasure, and on Blu ray, a quality title...
Image quality is fanatastic on this Blu ray, and the sound (considering it's all about the explosions) is awesome. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Jimbo-the Brit
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