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Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

arcticcarrot Let me start off by saying there were several scenes that I enjoyed in this film. And I think Pierce Brosnan did a good job. What I had trouble with was the fact that in the courtroom scene, Brosnan notices the criminal make eye contact with a suspicious-looking man, who then gets up and leaves. Brosnan figures out that there is a bomb in the courtroom and gets everyone out (well, almost everyone) - and he's figured this out by the look exchanged by those two men. He got a very good look at the other guy. Yet, they never follow up on that lead. It's a courtroom in D.C. Surely there is surveillance footage they could be going through to identify this man. They never do that. They forget about him entirely. In fact, Brosnan never mentions this guy to anyone. Also, when they figure out that the terrorists will next target Ron Silver (because of a certain bill that he sponsored), Brosnan goes over to his house - but instead of questioning Silver about who might be against this bill, who might want him dead, he just yells at him to stay away from his wife. And then later when they figure out that what the bomb is, and how it's detonated, they also figure out a very easy way to defuse it. I won't give it away here. But suffice it to say that in later scenes with a bomb, they never bother to try this method of defusing it. It's sloppy writing. A bad script, with some good actors, some poor direction, and a terrible score.

Speed_Demon I don't want to give anything away of the content of the movie, so all I can say: I just love Pierce performance in it, the melody of the main theme, also the story of Pierce' character. Additionally, the movie is very suspenseful most of the time. I can understand why people find it's not such a good movie. Personally, 'though I know it's not the best movie ever made, I love it.If you ask me: Give it a try! I don't think you will regret having watched it, and maybe you'll even like as much as I and some other people do.Luckily, a DVD has been released some time ago. The DVD quality is quite good, and luckily both full and widescreen versions are included. For 4:3 TVs, I'd recommend to watch the fullscreen version as you can see more at the top and bottom.

liammurphy1 This is the best pre-bond Brosnan movie (ok so that's not saying much) but this is relly enjoyable if you leave your brain at the door and get used to brosnan's dodgy american accent.a must see for all Brosnan & tounge in cheek action fans.rating 8/10 for originality 9/10 for action 6/10 for script and direction (could have been better)

bob the moo Bomb disposal expert for the FBI Danny O'Neill is having a rough old time. Not only his wife having a very public affair with a senator, but someone is killing a group of senators using a device that he can't find after the event. The device is a liquid that looks like water and reacts with stomach acid to cause an explosion. Danny gets even more involved when his wife's senator lover becomes a target.This was made before bomb disposal expert movies got really popular with Speed in 1994, so non one should accuse it of cashing in. It starts with an interesting idea – an explosive that looks like water and explodes inside the victim – however this needs to be treated carefully as it nees us to suspend disbelief for it to work. Unfortunately it doesn't manage to do this and the film stays a little silly throughout. The explosions are good and it provides some good scenes – but it also provides some laughable scenes, such as our hero shouting `get away from her, she's gonna blow!' or, my favourite, the bit where he has a mime in a wheel chair who has just drunk the bomb and he's looking to get him away from the crowds!It's a shame because it does start well – but it can't get past the idea of how silly it is and it affects the film. The action goes well, but once your first person blows up – it has nothing left to offer and the ending is a damp squid. The cast are so-so as well.Brosnan has star power – he's very watchable. But here he seems to be trying to hard to be a tough guy on the edge and he gets squaring his jaw and making threats etc….it's not really him. Silver does his usual smarmy stuff but doesn't have much to do and a fine actor like Philip Baker Hall is wasted in a small role.Overall it starts OK, but the weaknesses are quickly exposed – just like the liquid bomb…you won't find the plot here easy to swallow!