Review of 48 Hrs. (1982) by Josh H — 17 Nov 2014
I feel conflicted about this. On one hand, Walter Hill has created a visually rich and musically engaging old-school(though not at the time) action flick. Nolte and Murphy gave incredible chemistry and SF is treated as third star.
However, it is extremely hard to get over how incredibly racist, sexist and just plain offensive the ideas are in this film. It is certainly a product of it's time, and that in itself is fascinating, but it has certainly not aged well.
What was once risquà (C) now comes off as being simply mean-spirited.
This review of 48 Hrs. (1982) was written by Josh H on 17 November 2014.
48 Hrs. has generally received positive reviews.
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