Actors: Bill Campbell, Jennifer
Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino, Tiny Ron Taylor
Rating: 8 out of 10, I really enjoyed
this now dated semi-super hero flick. It doesn’t take itself too seriously and
has a lot of fun along the way. It’s set in pre-WW2 L.A. with Howard Hughes and
golden age Hollywood as a back drop. Bill Campbell as an accident prone flyboy
stumbles upon a rocket pack and is soon zooming around L.A. thwarting Nazi spy
plots. His character is much luckier in the love department with Jennifer Connelly
absolutely radiant. I’d forgotten just how beautiful she was at this stage of her
career and she thoroughly dominates a white dress in the second half of the
movie. It’s a fun ride culminating in a shootout at the Griffith Observatory
(because every LA flick ends up there eventually) involving Nazis, mafia, and
the FBI. Alan Arkin as Campbell’s mentor adds his usual depth.
MVP: Connelly as Jenny Blake and that
dress
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