Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.
Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to what it was like to watch it for the first time.
jb_campo If you are a Denzel fan, you'll be able to get thru this one, otherwise, you'll probably turn it off.A young Denzel gets to strip naked and talk all kinds of talk in this role as a high profile cop who hits it big after a key arrest of John Lithgow who plays the bad guy. He's not your average bad guy though - he's a complete psycho who obsesses about getting revenge on Denzel by destroying every bit of his life.The movie starts out OK, and Denzel seizes the ops to get ahead. But the escape scene by Lithgow is just outright stupid. The things he then does are just outright stupid. The cops look like bungling idiots. the only good guys who can do squat are the bad guys, led by ice T. It's just a mess of a story with overblown performances by both Denzel and Lithgow.The ending is absolutely stupid and unbelievable. the only good part is it's slight homage to Jimmy Cagney in White Heat. But other than that, I don't recommend Ricochet because it's not a good movie at all. It's also pretty bloody, but the acting also leaves you in great pain as well. I suggest you skip Ricochet unless you are trying to watch all the films Denzel ever made, both bad and good.
Richard Davis All I'll say is - from the music over the opening credits, right through to about minute 10, see if you can't listen the soundtrack and think of nothing but Arnie and Predator! I know he's responsible for both films, but this is just way, way too close - just as lazily close as the soundtracks between Commando and say 48 hours / Another 48 Hours (all done by James Horner) is. Lame and lazy.
robinski34 A strong opening sequence, reminiscent of titles straight from a Hitchcock movie, bodes well and it's Denzel to the max from the opening frames. 'Ricochet' is very much a product of the 80's in its look and sound, and there's a hard edge and some snappy dialog that really pushes the action forward without pulling any of its numerous punches. This is most likely down to the screenplay being penned by Steven de Souza who wrote Die Hard; DH 2; 48 Hours and Another 48 Hours, some of the previous decades' defining films. John Lithgow's performance is suitably deranged, Kevin Pollack provides solid (nice impression in the early stages). It's a good story, not without a Hitchcockian twist or two, arguably not particularly polished as a final product, but still a barrel load of kitschy '80's fun. Worth a look, especially for Denzel fans.
lastliberal You know what they say about sex. Well, the same applies to Denzel Washington. Even a bad Denzel flick is better than no Denzel flick.I'm not saying this is a bad flick, but the story line is pretty predictable. The racial overtones, the rough language, the hard action - all in Denzel's films, but in others it is a little more polished.John Lithgow plays the criminal out to get revenge and boy, is he scary! I wouldn't want him after me. he makes Hannibal Lecter look saintly.And, for those fans out there that like having a rapper in their movies, we have Ice-T. Totally cool!
