Backdraft

  • 1991


MOVIE IS exhilarating aggressive entertaining separate manipulative
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Positive Reviews 12
Negative reviews 9
Average Rating 2.9/5
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2.0
Backdraft has some of the raw filmmaking excitement that has been missing from Howards recent work. EW
3.8
The movie grafts no less than three formulas onto its wonderful action scenes. Rogerebert
3.0
Seen through that lens, 1991s summer blockbuster BACKDRAFT seems schmaltzy and overly precious. Common Sense Media
1.5
Visually, pic often is exhilarating, but its shapeless and dragged down by corny, melodramatic characters and situations. Variety
4.5
The fire sequences are stunning, and the build up to them, complete with blaring sirens and bellowed conversations, has an aggressive immediacy. Time Out
2.0
And given the dramatic inertia, who cares.We just wish somebody would call 911 for boredom.
4.5
Thanks to high powered special effects, the fire assumes a life of its own.It lurks behind closed doors.
2.0
Absolutely marvelous special effects are the salvation and the curse of this movie.
3.8
Its spectacular, yes, but thats not all. Not only do the firefighting scenes evoke a feeling of gritty authenticity, but the fire itself really does s .. Tv Guide
3.1
The sequences dealing with the Indian magic spells and potions proves to be the most superfluous aspect of the story and indeed often border on outrig .. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
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3.0
Unfortunately, the rest of the movie doesnt deserve such a compliment. Bullz-Eye
2.0
Manipulative Yes. But damn, citywide funerals, a cranked score, and some Baldwin blue steel redemption poses clears away any irksome storytelling diss .. Brian Or Ndorf
2.5
Absolutely fantastic setpieces strung along an absolutely dimwitted script. Antagony & Ecstasy
4.0
It is, quite simply, one of the finest movies ever produced.The film works because of its simplicity. Dvd Talk
2.0
And while it is a treat to see this kind of old fashioned film making a comeback, its hard not to wish that the story grabbed us emotionally as convin .. La Times
1.5
Visually speaking, the film does pretty well with fire as spectacle, less well with everything else (Howard tends to trot out fuzzy toned Spielbergian .. Chicago Reader
2.5
Gabrille Anwar is a fresh new face that is wasted in this formula melodrama. Articles Chicago Tribune
1.5
Howard delivers exactly the kind of thoroughly entertaining commercial enterprise you might expect, only this one comes chock full of breathtaking pyr .. Film4
4.0
Objectively, Backdraft is an overlong and overheated piece of work. Mid West Film Journal
3.0
Its all about the zing.If you are not up on monster speak, the term zing refers to what happens once in the life of a vampire, mummy, werewolf, etc. I .. Baltimoresun
4.0
The three separate elements dont quite gel, but the overall experience is still a fine bit of moviemaking. Net Flix
3.8
Ron Howards film is one of smoke eaters, crispers, and torches... and it bestows a renewed respect on a profession all too often taken for granted. Imdb



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