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Saturday, April 18, 2015

Eraser (1996)

An executive (Vanessa Williams) with a defense contractor corporation cooperates with the FBI in exposing her boss (James Cromwell) who is selling weapons to terrorists. A U.S. Marshal (Arnold Schwarzenegger) working for the Witness Protection Program is assigned to protect her. But there's a mole in the organization working for the other side putting her at risk so the witness and the Marshal go undercover. Early in the film, in a quiet suburban neighborhood there's a noisy and aggressive attack on Vanessa Williams' house, loud explosions and a small of army of thugs with guns. Yet none of the neighbors peek out to see what's going or apparently think of calling the police! This sets the tone for the rest of the movie. It's a live action cartoon exempt from realism and if you're okay with that, there's a good chance you can enjoy the film. I did. If lack of logic or large plot loopholes bother you, this movie is not for you. Schwarzenegger gives one of his better performances here by not trying to act and James Caan as his superior gives one of his worst performances by overacting. Granted, he's in a violent cartoon movie but Schwarzenegger's underplaying makes his over the top performance look worse than it should. Directed by Chuck Russell (THE SCORPION KING). With James Coburn, Robert Pastorelli, John Slattery, Camryn Manheim and Danny Nucci.

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