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The Specialist (1994)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:1
Rotten:22
Average Rating:3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The incendiary combination of Sharon Stone and Sylvester Stallone add to the fireworks of this film; a tale of revenge and murder set against the neon backdrop of Miami. As a child, May Munro... The incendiary combination of Sharon Stone and Sylvester Stallone add to the fireworks of this film; a tale of revenge and murder set against the neon backdrop of Miami. As a child, May Munro watched in horror as her family was brutally murdered in a contract hit by three Cuban gangsters, led by the reptilian Tomas Leon. Now an adult, she is hell-bent on avenging her parents' death. She tries to hire Ray Quick, a bomb specialist with a noble heart and "a past" to do the job. This leads to complications as Quick must confront his ex-CIA partner, the malicious Ned Trent, who now works for the Leon family. But as Quick and Munro work together to settle their respective scores, explosions of a different sort begin to ignite. [More]
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Rod Steiger
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Rod Steiger, Eric Roberts
Director: Luis Llosa
Director: Luis Llosa
Composer: John Barry
Producer: Jerry Weintraub
Reviews for The Specialist
Tedious. Ludicrous. Completely unecessary. And I mean the whole movie, not just Stone and Stallone's naked shower scene.
A bizarre mix of explosions, histrionic acting and ridiculous plotting ... and it isn't pretty.
This movie is a stinker in every way, from the one-dimensional acting to the idiot dialogue to the surprisingly monotonous storyline.
This film perhaps didn't deserve its horrible reputation, but very few people should have to endure watching The Specialist just in order to come to such conclusion.
With all the preening, posing and stretching, it's hard to know if The Specialist is an action movie or an exercise video.
Llosa relies on stock action shots and tedious exposition to get from scene to scene. You keep waiting for something -- anything -- neat to happen, but nothing does.
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