Blown Away 4K 1994 Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

"Blown Away" (1994) is a suspenseful thriller centered on Boston bomb technician Jimmy Dove, who is forced to confront his past. When a series of deadly explosions engulf the city, Jimmy realizes that his former mentor, resentful and obsessed with revenge, is behind them. The movie is filled with thrilling moments, spectacular explosions and sharp conflicts, showing how the protagonist struggles not only to save the city, but also to atone for his own sins.

Review 4K Movie

Jimmy Dove is a Boston bomb disposal expert who quits to train rookies instead. However a series of bombs that seem familiar to him bring back old memories. He suspects that ex-IRA bomber Ryan Gaerity is behind it as part of a revenge attack and must stop him before he can kill again.

How many `bomber out for revenge' movies do we need. The reason Hollywood loves them is because we get an easy excuse for big explosions. However Blown Away fails on so many levels. First it tries to flesh out the characters but this doesn't work and only serves to slow things down. Secondly the action is silly and has no real suspense it's entertaining enough if you just want to see things blow up but if you want thrills or tension as well then you're in the wrong place. It's not all bad but the whole film just feels like it's half-baked, liked someone was stuck with a bad idea but did the best they could with it.

A personal bugbear of mine is this whole Hollywood obsession with the IRA why do characters always have to be `too crazy for the IRA' or have gone good form the IRA etc. How on earth ex-IRA member Dove gets into the Boston police force is the first joke but also the fact that Gaerity is `too crazy etc' is daft. Do the IRA put people out for bombing innocent people I think not..hence the word `terrorist'.

Jeff Bridges is OK but really just runs round with a furrowed brow all the time. Jones is OTT, it's like he realises that this is crap and wants people to see his tongue is in his cheek. His Oirish accent is terrible and just made me laugh. The worse is Lloyd Bridges is he awake for most of this? The two funniest bits with him in it is where he is attached to some absurd bomb thing but, even funnier, is him in an Irish pub drinking some black watery liquid that's supposed to be Guinness! If I made the drink I would have sued! Quality people like Amis and Whitaker are just plain wasted.

OK some of the action is good and it's not all terrible but it's not very good. Whether it be the bad performances, bad plotting or just sheer silliness of the whole thing it lacks tension and it's too lame to get involved in.