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Backdraft (1991)
Silently behind a door, it waits. One breath of oxygen
and it explodes in a deadly rage.
In that instant it can create a hero... or cover a
secret.
Director: Ron Howard, rated R for language,
carnage from
fires, sexual situations
  Starring:
Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Robert De Niro,
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Donald Sutherland, Rebecca De Mornay
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"It's a living thing,
Brian. It breathes, it eats, and it hates.
The only way to beat
it is to think like it." - Ben Rickert regarding the
nature of fire
Why watch this?
... to appreciate the risks these heroes take every day.
Plot Summary: This
story follows two firefighting brothers in Chicago. The feuding
siblings come from a long line of men who battled the city's
fires. A series of peculiar arson attacks, involving deadly
backdrafts, force them to put aside their differences and work
together. An arson investigator is working to uncover the
mystery behind these dangerous and deliberate fires.
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Dad's Preview:
This is a great film about firefighters. The focus is on two
brothers and firefighting is in the family. One is a legend, the
other wants to find his own path. There are
life-saving events, but the plot goes a lot deeper, as we learn
there is an
arsonist at work. Solving the mystery brings a twist at the
end you won't see coming. Kurt Russell delivers a wonderful
performance that is so nuanced the audience will have a
hard time figuring out his motives. De Niro and
Sutherland, in supporting roles, are pivotal to the plot. |
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Imagine Films
Entertainment, Trilogy
Ent. Group;
Universal Pictures
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