Blown Away (1994)

	Directed by: Stephen Hopkins	COUNTRY USA GENRE Action/Thriller NORWEGIAN TITLE Blown Away RUNNING TIME 121 minutes
	Produced by: Pen Densham Richard Barton Lewis John Watson
	Written by: John Rice Joe Batteer M. Jay Roach

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Lieutenant Jimmy Dove / Liam McGivney	Jeff Bridges
Ryan Gaerity	Tommy Lee Jones
Kate Dove	Suzy Amis
Officer Max O'Bannon	Lloyd Bridges	½
Officer Anthony Franklin	Forest Whitaker	½
Lizzie	Stephi Lineburg	-
Captain Fred Roarke	John Finn	-
Officer Rita	Caitlin Clarke	-
Officer Robby Cortez	Chris de Oni	-
Officer "Bama"	Loyd Catlett	-
Officer Blanket	Ruben Santiago-Hudson	-
Bomb Squad Class Member	Cuba Gooding Jr.	-
Francis, The Barkeeper	Mike Starr	-

Review

Tommy Lee Jones cranked his crazed bad guy persona up to eleven, and Jeff Bridges tried his hand at the recently retired cop who must return to save the day. This 1994 action thriller has got the magnitude of an entertaining big budget blockbuster, but the storytelling is as overblown as Ryan Gaerity’s bombs, and the film steps into every 1990s movie cliché as blatantly as it possibly can. The many explosions are the film's best asset, which isn't very encouraging news for a picture with this cast and budget. There is a potentially relevant story buried in here, but director Stephen Hopkins fails to convey it. The only thing he is able to elicit from his actors are some garish Irish accents. If Hopkins has ever made a truly accomplished film, it certainly isn't this one.