It's sucktacular.
Eraser (1996)
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Reviews Counted:43
Fresh:14
Rotten:29
Average Rating:4.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Muscle-bound, heavily-accented John Kruger is employed by the Witness Protection Program as an "eraser." In other words, he wipes out a witness's identity in order to save him or her from potential... Muscle-bound, heavily-accented John Kruger is employed by the Witness Protection Program as an "eraser." In other words, he wipes out a witness's identity in order to save him or her from potential harm. One such person is beautiful Lee Cullen, who possesses vital information regarding super high-tech weapons -- and a government conspiracy connected to them. Krueger's job protecting Cullen will lead to some action-packed, death-defying adventures for the pair, as gunmen and goons and even alligators seem to be waiting for them around every corner. Furthermore, a traitor within the Witness Protection Program is hell-bent on violently erasing Krueger himself. [More]
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn, Robert Pastorelli, Andy Romano, James Cromwell, Danny Nucci, Nick Chinlund, Michael Papajohn, Joe Viterelli, Mark Rolston, John Slattery, Robert Miranda
Director: Charles Russell
Director: Charles Russell
Composer: Alan Silvestri, Walter Werzowa
Producer: Anne Kopelson, Arnold Kopelson
Screenwriter: Walon Green, Tony Puryear
Story: Walon Green, Michael S. Chernuchin, Tony Puryear
Reviews for Eraser
A film that didn't need much effort to be erased from viewers' memories.
Caan's character is great, Robert Pastorelli's ex-wiseguy is enlisted to help and provide a little stereotype comic relief and Arnold makes a mid-air exit from an airplane that makes for one groovy action sequence.
OK, this movie's plot isn't extremely clever or original, but what I care about is that it's fast and furious, and that director Chuck Russell knows how to craft a kick-ass action scene.
Even by action movie standards, this is a soulless recital of formula.
This is one of those movies where good guys don't miss, and bad guys can't shoot to save their lives.
Se há alguém procurando um filme de ação constante e história inexistente, este é o filme.
The bang-for-the-buck ratio is high enough to appease even the thinnest wallet.
Arnold Schwarzenegger tries his hardest to look formidable, forbidding and stern in Eraser, but what he mostly looks is tired.
Williams isn't required to do much more than look beleaguered and beautiful, which she does admirably.
Is it just me, or is Arnold Schwarzenegger's accent getting worse? I think it is, as is his acting ability, as well as his choice of films to star in.
We've seen Schwarzenegger do all this before, and in films superior to this passable but workmanlike effort.
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