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Trespass
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by Fox Network
Sales Rank: 51165
Price: $9.98
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With similarities to Judgement Night, it's basically another bad guys versus good guys movie. Until you find yourself watching the credits and realise it wasn't that straightforward. There are no good guys or bad guys included in this movie. Yes, it seems pretty clear at the start, but it's not. <br /> <br />A great cast, including Ice T, Ice Cube, Bill Paxton (or Pullman, I have severe problems telling those two apart) and William Sadler, are all in the wrong place, at the wrong time, as the cliche goes. Sadler is particularly good, as I've only really seen him as Death in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, and it's so weird to see him without all the white makeup! Also keep your eyes peeled for Glenn Plummer, in a small role, as one of the 'bad' guys. He's best known to me anyway, as the guy from Speed, who gets his car smashed up! <br /> <br />The story goes that Paxton & Sadler get a 'treasure map' where lots of stolen gold is hidden. Unfortunately, it's in a bad area of town, and they see a man being thrown to his death. And they suddenly get mixed up in it all, which isn't helped when Sadler takes hostage Ice T's character's younger brother, who also happens to be a drug addict. Throw into the mix a homeless guy, who's 'home' is getting trashed by various shoot outs, and you've got the ingredients for a simplistic good guy vs bad guy movie. <br /> <br />There's not much else that happens in this movie, apart from the shootouts, and trying to get the gold out without getting shot at. It's an intriguing film, which looks simple, but turns out to be not so much. It's better than some other movies out there, with similar storylines, but it's also forgettable after watching it. But you will end up cheering at the end of the movie. Well, if you think the person that really deserves the gold gets it, then yes, you will cheer!
Viewer Reviews
This 90s thriller from Walter Hill does exactly what it was meant to do--pack a real action wallop, thanks to the dynamite team of Bob Gale and Bob Zemeckis, writers, and Mr. Hill, director. Hill is not always great (see, for example, the astounding outer space misfire Supernova), but the vast majority of films he's made are keepers, and this one's no exception.
Two Arkansas firemen, played by William Sadler and Bill Paxton, get handed what turns out to be a treasure map to stolen church gold hidden away in a dilapidated building in East St. Louis, Illinois--not the safest place in the world. Not by a long shot. The two take a ride to try to find the golden goods.
In the meantime, a drug dealer--Ice T--looking to even the score with a greedy MF who's killed and robbed one of the T's carriers lures the MF to the exact same spot where the two firemen have come to get the gold. T's crew consists of some heavy customers including Ice Cube and Tiny Lister--people you do NOT want to fool around with. Not only that but T and his guys don't know anything about the gold.
At least not starting off they don't.
The convergence of the two firefighters and the drug dealer's crew make for a powerful meet up resulting in all kinds of dangerous complications. What makes this so punchy is the script that is very smart and knows exactly how, when, and where to slam bang this sucker home.
This is a lot of fun to watch and in addition to the action stuff it's clear there's a message here about race, which is done in a really intelligent way.
Definitely recommended. One of Hill's best efforts.
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