Streets of Fire - Back to the Richmond"I hate you for taking money to come and get me." I'm going to get this out of the way. 13 minutes of mostly treading water and tying up emotional loose ends.
I like that The Richmond is a small enough place that everyone just leaves what they're doing and heads for the police station when Tom returns with Ellen. One of Michael Pare's best small moments is his look when Reva approaches and he can tell she's going to hug him.
What the hell is the groupie still doing here?
"I want Tom Cody." Willem Dafoe gets the same dialogue as everyone else, but he's much better at delivering it than anyone. I like that he isn't going big or campy, though the film would indicate that to be the way to go. He's a genuinely threatening presence. If Harry Potter had been made in the 1980s, you'd be looking at Voldemort.
"What did I do that was so wrong?" The rainy day is where the film almost falls apart. You can sense it's time to move on, or at least move along at a better pace. There are still good moments, but this is not Top 100 material.
What the hell is the groupie
still doing here?
Tom knocks out Ellen Aim. I don't advocate violence against women and I don't believe the film does either.
Rating: * * 1/2