No Way Back

R

1996

1 hr. 28 min.

Action

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An FBI agent (Russell Crowe) winds up in the middle of a gang war when his prisoner breaks free and forces their plane to land.

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jwcdood

NO WAY BACK is a seriously bad screenplay, complete with a hackneyed and silly script that has no redemption possible; the director probably is still in therapy and the cast probably realized how very low they actually would stoop for money about half way through filming and I actually endured watching something like this [and managed to not go into a coma]. 'Nuf said.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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Michael A

Why on earth is Russel Crow in this horribly written and disastrously directed movie??

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/23

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Steve D

B- movie cheese but the fun kind.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/20/23

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Audience Member

Not awful, not great. Russell Crowe is, as ever, a pleasure to watch. He is better than the script and Helen Slater does the same in her own way. The music for this movie is poorly chosen; about a decade too late, brings nothing but distraction. Cinematography is curious, angles that seem sometimes chosen for convenience not affect, close ups mismatched with double frames. Weird. But the story itself is much better than the Michael Douglas comparison someone made. That's just the critic's laziness and inattention. This flick is enjoyable. Crowe keeps the viewer engaged.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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I find it hard to believe that I could dislike any film starring Russell Crowe, but this one is a complete waste of his talent -- and my time. I'd like to say that his acting job was a "rose among the thorns" but I don't think that even he was convincing. He was a foul-tongued protagonist [with an ugly hair-style that even his character couldn't have thought was becoming] who over-reacted to everything in this tortured and unbelievable plot.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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10 mins of accidental mid film viewing - not really worthy of half a star as best as i can tell

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Frank Cappello

Director

Russell Crowe

FBI Agent Zack Grant

Helen Slater

Mary

Michael Lerner

Frank Serlano

Etsushi Toyokawa

Yuji Kobayashi

Kyusaku Shimada

Tetsuro

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James Plath

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There was probably more action at the bar where Crowe drank after shooting stopped for the day.

Rated: 5/10

Jul 5, 2009

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Dragan Antulov

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Rated: 5/10

Apr 24, 2003

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...if you're going to rip off a Michael Douglas movie, surely you can do better than Black Rain.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 30, 2003

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Synopsis

An FBI agent (Russell Crowe) winds up in the middle of a gang war when his prisoner breaks free and forces their plane to land.

Director: Frank Cappello
Screenwriter: Frank Cappello
Production Co: Columbia, TriStar Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012