Hellfighters

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07/24/2024 I have no clue what the critics are on about. Although basic, this was a nice film that’s totally worth watching. The acting was decent, the firefighting looked great, and the story was well put together. The 74% from the viewers is correct in my book. 4.5/5 stars. See more Paul C 06/15/2024 When you see such a wide disparity of the critics reviews and the moviegoer reviews... this is where critics have lost their way. Movies don't have to be Oscar contenders to be good- sometimes they are just damn entertaining! See more Blu B 06/06/2024 What's there really to say. They put out fires and drama happens. I suppose the drama is supposed to mirror the fires but that's one of the biggest problems. Unlike something like Backdraft or Only the Brave this never is able to tie the personal drama together with the fire action. They feel like two completely seperate movies. The other issue while this makes perfect sense and all it's very unfocused as this feels like Wayne is forgotten about in the middle and this becomes more about his daughter more than anything out of nowhere and she just dominates the middle of this. On top of that, she's just not that interesting and is a borderline strong independent female character and very boring. She doesn't carry anywhere near the charisma of Wayne. The music isn't bad in this and is probably the best thing. It can be a bit forgettable at times. Outside of that everything else is just very unremarkable about it. The fires are kind of cool but the problem is once you've seen one you've seen all of them really. The direction is pretty basic also. On top of that Wayne is just ok in this because again he's kind of forgotten about in the middle and the supporting cast just isn't that interesting or memorable. There very stock characters and the drama isn't that compelling at all. The runtime also can feel a bit bloated as well and oddly enough kind of just wraps up on a somewhat blunt anticlimatic note. This could work if it focused more on Wayne, and found a better way to tie the two together more than anything on top of better direction. Even if your a die hard Wayne fan I can't really recommend this because he isn't in this enough even if it is cool to see him in a non war/western role. It isn't broken at all it's just not that interesting. See more 06/08/2021 I know I'm in the minority, but this is my favorite John Wayne movie. See more 03/14/2020 The Duke plays his character as over the top as the real Red Adair. See more 05/13/2019 good, solid entertainment. See more Read all reviews

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