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Romas M Greetings from Lithuania. "Backdraft" (1991) is a very solid film. The all star cast here works for good - while on paper this movies plot shouldn't have worked. Great director Ron Howard brought a life to this film - every scene here just pulses and this movie never gets boring. Clearly "Backdraft" is one of those films that were not meant for critics but rather for general audiences. Special effects involving fire still looks great, and sound design is terrific here. But its acting and directing of this material makes this movie work and combining with terrific production values makes this film work. Overall, "Backdraft" is a good movie. Great actors did great work, production values are good and directing by Ron Howard is excellent. Not a great film, but a good guilty pleasure film. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/03/25 Full Review thiago s Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/28/25 Full Review Jason M D Backdraft is a great action movie with a great cast the story and plot for Backdraft is great it has aged very well and still holds up 33 years later i am doing this review Becaues I found out that there is a reboot in the works Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/25/24 Full Review Blu B It's a classic 90's popcorn flick. The highlight is the production value/cinematography which is really good. The camerawork is first class, the special effects are amazing, and so are the set designs for the fire scenes. They truly grab you by the edge of your seat and are the highlight. The music is really good also but I do wish it was a bit more catchy on it's own. Everything else is solid about this overall. Where this starts to buckle is when it tries (and works enough) merging the melodrama with Baldwin and Russell with the Arson plotline. It becomes very clunky at times and jumps around a bit. It really helps that it's directed and acted well. Russell is really good and the best thing in this. Glenn, Baldwin, and DeNiro are solid as well. Everyone else is just kind of ok and very forgettable including the love interest who feels hammed in. The plot twist is kind of farfetched but works just enough where i'll buy it. when it focuses on Baldwin growing and becoming a firemen and the tension with his brother is when this is at it's best mixed with the fire action. The love interests, the backstory with his Dad/killer, and the complex arson plot/plot twist really gives this a bloated feel at times especially as this goes on. But it 's acted well, got great production and special effects, and the drama that does work carries this. The arson subplot does start out interesting also but again the payoff isn't as strong. It's still a solid flick thanks to Howards direction as well. Anyone who is a fan of any actors in this, the director, fire movies, or 90's popcorn flicks will like this. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/06/24 Full Review Lane W I really well, done movie in my opinion Curt Russell at his best. I would highly recommend this movie to anybody that loves firefighting or kurt Russell. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/02/24 Full Review Glen A Watching this movie it occurred to me why there are so few movies that center around firemen, and that is because this movie is perfect. No one will ever make a better fireman movie. Acting, soundtrack, effects, plot. It is all there. Back when ILM meant something. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/07/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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