Live Wire (1992)

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I want to examine Live Wire's opening contention that, in 1992, no terrorist attack had ever been carried out on American soil... until NOW. First, that denies acts of domestic terrorism. But second, this is an 80s-early 90s-style action flick where it's absolutely not uncommon for terrorist attacks to occur in the U.S. So it seems silly. Not as silly as some of the absolutely bonkers elements injected into Pierce Brosnan's turn as an explosives expert, like a doofy robot that follows him around and analyses materials, or a liquid that turns senators who have pissed the villain off into human bombs. It could score some points for balls-to-the-wall originality, but aside from R2-D2 and the bombwater, it's terribly cliched. A maverick hero, 80s jazz synths, an unnecessary sex scene with lots of nudity, boring old UZI shoot-outs... We're only missing a car chase. Still, there's some fun to be had with Brosnan's character using his knowledge of explosives to win the day, not giving in (too much) to the film's late interest in gunplay. Watch for some pretty wobbly sets in the climax! 10 months 3 weeks ago