That was an excellent one.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Great idea to use this over opening credits.Thee are no marching bands in pro football.Great jerk into "reality" from upbeat music to drenching.You would not see that many umbrellas at the stadium.Who is running towards Billy Cole after that?! And how are there so many police with shotguns that quickly?!Great scene with punks. His door lock is tremendously tall. The get what they deserve :)That looks like a house not an office.Worst positive affirmation.Is that Ray Weinstein?I think Joe is funny :)All that time as a PI on Moonlighting paid off. Ooo. Mike makes such a serious face. He didn't like that. He is a professional. Go to hell #@D#@!At least Sarah yelled for Joe.One great interaction after anther... Joe and Corey, Joe and Jimmy... Joe and Goons.She changes outfits extremely quick.$2.25 for cigatettes? That did not age well. Not only are cigarettes way more expensive, but they are almost nonexistent nowadays.Nice aim with the glass. That wasn't planned... it just worked out.... Joe and the leather pants...Always love the raster on the overturned TV.Polaroid!It got dark quick.Jake's handler is Milo's protege.Lethal Weapon! Cool within cool.I like how Joe pauses for the crash from the ice cream impact to complete.That's adult-ish to say "down the hall, first door on your right".Slightly forced to have Jimmy buying a paper.Fantastic face in reaction to the approaching car.Let Joe have one minute without calamity!No one is gonna want to buy Joe's house....Joe and Chet... Which becomes creepy...Chet's "corpse" is a beautiful choice of words. Several dogs in this movie. That's worth a point.Did this movie have stock in C4?Hell of a kick Darien.Sorry Jimmy, you misspelled bomb and boom.F-u Baynard. The guy's helping you up and you shove him. Go to hell!That helicopter got there quick!I'm always surprised by how much of the blade entry they show.Greatest dancing scene on film.F-u again Baynard. He just saved your life.Billy Cole is Billy Blanks! Wow!Milo is the greatest villain. Using full names is such a charming and sometimes irritating quirk.Still a great movie for many reasons... And I'm not just saying that because I am an Eagle Scout. Highly re-watchable. Highly quotable. And could do well on MST3K... how many great movies can do that.

When I first saw "The Last Boy Scout", it was during the school exam period (luckily it was a Friday night) and I had a chance to see it with a few of my friends. Being that I was a huge Bruce Willis fan thanks mainly to the Die Hard series and his knack for playing roles as a flawed hero lured into dangerous situations and always coming out on top. Being that it was produced by Joel Silver and written by "Lethal Weapon" alum Shane Black, the temptation was just way too hard to resist. It was great to see old Bruce go up against corrupt football gangsters while preparing for my mid-terms at the same time.Willis plays former Secret Service agent now private detective Joe Hallenback who has become lowered to drinking, sleeping in cars and making friends with a squirrel is assigned to protect a stripper named Cory (Halle Berry). Unfortunately, tragedy is struck when Cory gets killed by a hit-man and joins forces with her mad boyfriend Jimmy Dix (Damon Wayans), a former football star who's been banned for gambling and drug addictions. Moving forward to a cornucopia of impressive set pieces, the duo fumble their way into a bribery plot in which federal bureaucrats are going through measures to find a way to make sports gambling legal. And just like almost every 1990's action film, cars are being blown up, bad guys are getting killed and the one-liners are as cheeky as they ever were, marked with outstanding execution and clever delivery.It's a shame that this movie never gets the accolades it deserves, but if you get the chance to watch it, you won't be disappointed. Aside from the the excellent performances from the leads by Willis and Wayans, the supporting cast was equally impressive as well especially from Bruce McGill, Noble Willingham and Taylor Negron. Shane Black's script may at times feel like a brain-stormed idea for a "Lethal Weapon" movie, it still succeeds to bring a smile on the faces to those who like fast paced action scenes and sardonic humour to go along with the scenes. The dialogue is quite spot-on as it's smart and even through multiple viewings it never once gets stale. This may not be late director Tony Scott's best work, which is not a well argument due to all the exciting stuff you see here. Sure the original screenplay was doctored a bit, but it's still far from being a complete dud. The escapism couldn't be any better with high adrenaline inducing action along with scintillating characters and a story that pulls no punches, this is another fine line of classic action films that the 1990's was famous for.If I have any gripes, it would have to the Blu-ray features because it doesn't contain any kind of extras. And sure it might be a bit too pricey to have a full-fledged documentary of film regarded by the critics as a dud, it would've been a treat to see interviews from performers and crew in making "The Last Boy Scout". Other than that it's a very well-crafted film with a lack of any behind the scenes coverage. Kind of sad when you think about it. Makes the forgotten all the more forgettable.

Following on from the big flop Hudson Hawk, Bruce Willis, with able support from Damon Wayans and Danielle Harris, comes out all guns blazing in this action classic, directed by Tony Scott.Willis stars as Joe Hallenbeck, a down on his luck Private Investigator who was once a presidential body guard, who is hired (well, sort of...watch the movie) by a stripper named Cory (a very young and very hot Halle Berry) whose received death threats. Cory meets her demise so her boyfriend, former pro footballer Jimmy Deeks (Damon Wayans), teams up with Joe to take on wealthy millionaire Shelly Marcone (Noble Willigham) and his henchmen, led by the insane Milo (Taylor Negron). Joe's daughter, Darian (Danielle Harris) also get dragged along for the ride.Willis is in Die Hard: With a Vengeance MaClane mode here, with a strong hint of Rodney Dangerfield, while Wayans finds the perfect big screen vehicle for his stand up schtick. Negron is excellent as an OTT villain with some bizarre habits, he acts like a bad guy from a lethal weapon movie.We get to see a lot of explosions and gun play, as you'd expect from a Tony Scott film, while the comedy parts in the script will have you in stitches. This is the film that reinvigorated Willis' career following the failure of Hudson Hawk, and reminded us all of how much fun buddy action movies could be if done right. This one has the right mixture of action and laughs to give any one a fun couple of hours.

In the opening scene of The Last Boy Scout, the movie starts off with a series of unexpected violence with a pro football player shooting himself in the head at close range. Now why did that happen? According to a unknown source, the player knows for a fact that he isn't going to score an touchdown and therefore, ends up blowing his brains out on the field.Cut to the early morning. Joe Hallenbeck, (Bruce Willis), is resting in his car when suddenly a couple of street punks decide to drop a dead squirrel in his car. The punks think Joe has fallen for the trick, but he proves them wrong. Hallenbeck's job is a private detective. His main job is to protect an stripper, (Halle Berry), who has been receiving threats from someone. Who is that sending those threats? Hallenbeck doesn't know. His investigation deepens when he encounters the stripper's boyfriend, (Damon Wayans), an disgraced quarterback who was kicked out of the game because of his drug abuse. After the quarterback's girlfriend is shot to death, the duo decides to investigates together. But that isn't going to be easy. At first, they trade insults between the two of them. Later on, they realize that they need one another to continue their investigation.The story of The Last Boy Scout is not at all original, however. The reason why is because it was written by the screenwriter who wrote Lethal Weapon 1 and 2. When I first heard of the plot of this movie, I immediately thought of Lethal Weapon. The plot of the movie leads the two completely different strangers into much more bigger things. Their clues leads them to the world of sports gambling, make that, illegal sports gambling. Among the bad guys in the movie is a character named Milo, (Taylor Negron), who is perhaps the most despicable of them all. From the looks of it, I have seen The Last Boy Scout several times over the last 4 years and all I can say is that my criticism is the same as it was 4 years ago. There are several good moments in the movie, but most of them come from the thrilling action sequences. There are a number of great stunts in the movie such as the finale where one character is hanging off a light tower while hanging onto a chain linked barrier. That some good stuff. There is a level of humor in the movie and those come from the funny jokes that Willis and Wayans mentioned in the movie.However, I was very concerned about the structure of the movie. I've said before that this is not a original movie and I guess it shouldn't be. But I felt that the dialogue should have been tone down because the movie littered with four letter words and sometimes twelve letter words. Most of the profanity comes from Willis' daughter, (Danelle Harris), who, in one particular scene, squares off against her father to see who can say the most bad words. Besides that, I also noticed the atmosphere of the movie, which is very mean-spirited and at certain times, unpleasant. That kind of atmosphere comes into place when we first meet Willis and Wayans. The way they talk to one another is sometimes funny. I have to admit that I did laugh at some of their bickering. But, the problem is that the way Willis and Wayans treated the women in their lives is very cruel. There's a subplot involving Willis' wife having an affair with someone else. On the other side, Wayans treats his stripper girlfriend very cruelly. I supposed there's a reason to all this.The violence in this movie is pretty bloody and like the language, I wish the editor of the movie would tone down the violence because I felt at certain times, it border on the unnecessary kind. Shane Black, who wrote the script for the movie was paid an hefty price for the script and I supposed the script would have to be pretty popular to made into a formula picture.All I can say is the movie works on a technical level. I especially like the actions sequences of the movie. But, the storytelling is not at all original. Director Tony Scott, who made Top Gun 5 years ago, does know how to make energetic action pictures. He certainly knows how to deliver. But, on the storytelling process, he doesn't know how to come up with a fresh story to tell. Yet, I think that is the reason why The Last Boy Scout works. Audiences don't really care about the story. They only care about the action sequences and the stunts. I did have that craving inside of me. I know for a fact that for a movie-goer to be turned on by the thrill of an action movie, one would have to be in the right mood for the movie. I was in the mood to see The Last Boy Scout. I knew that it was going to be a action film from the get-go, but I couldn't really buy most of what the movie had to offer, meaning the story and the plot. For a movie to work, I have to give The Last Boy Scout 3 stars for the technical aspects for the movie. As I said before, they do work. But, not the story. I guess I'm being too kind. With this being said, I've cut you some slack. ★★★ 3 stars.