Hudson Hawk [DVD]

Would you like to swing on a star?

Hudson Hawk is a film like no other. Hilarious at times, head-scratchingly absurd at others, this is a film that will capture your interest and never fails to please when seen by a group of people. The premise is simple: an ex-con is black-mailed into stealing Leonardo da Vincis greatest treasures so a corrupt businessman can use them to turn lead into gold and ruin the worlds economy. If that sentence alone doesnt hook you in, then stop and read no further because this movie is not for you. Bruce Willis is endlessly charming in this and the rest of the cast is flat out awesome. Take a chance, ignore the critics, and be prepared to watch a movie that isnt afraid to have fun.

Sit down with popcorn and enjoy

If you are looking for something with deep meaning and full of personal revelation - WRONG MOVIE! If you are looking for abject silliness and actual giggle worthiness - then you have the right movie. Its silly, irreverent, satirical, and just plain fun. This is the movie you watch when you just plain had a lousy week and wanna forget for a little while. Granted, I have to be in a certain mindset to watch it - but it is definitely worth at least a look. Check it out and decide for yourself.

I watched this movie as part of my pilgrimage through all of the terrible films covered by the How Did This Get Made? podcast, and it has to be one of the most memorable disasters Ive seen. What makes it really stand out to me is that it actually makes the full transition from tolerable to despicable to so-bad-its-good territory over the course of the runtime. I found the few opening scenes in Renaissance Italy and Willis release from prison tolerable, even charming. Then things become both very complex and confusing, yet incredibly stupid. The movie almost redeems itself in the third act, though, when Richard E. Grant and Sandra Bernhard deliver such insane performances (even Nic Cage would be in awe) that they almost save the movie. At the end of the day, this movie doesnt have the charm of a sincerely made movie that is accidentally hilariously bad. Its a comedy that fails spectacularly at being funny or charming. It is somewhat funny, just not in the way the maker intended. I mean, a developmentally delayed man makes a rape joke in the middle of the movie. (I had to go back to make sure I didnt imagine it. Its there.) Bruce Willis is so smug its almost intolerable. I dont know who this movie is for. The humor is cartoonish and lame, but theres too much swearing and throat-slitting for this to be a kids show. Its almost a heist-movie musical, but they dont really commit to the singing and Danny Aiello is the only one who actually sings well. This is a movie that thinks its hilarious, and the only real pleasure to be had is in beholding how badly almost every joke falls flat. Anyway, here are some movie suggestions if you either liked this mess for some reason, or you want to see what it looks like when its done better. -Do you want a completely insane power couple driving the action in a fever dream of a movie? Check out Nic Cage and Laura Dern in David Lynchs Wild at Heart. (Just be aware, youll have nightmares about Willem Dafoe for months afterwards.) -Do you want a time-traveling crime caper, but with humor that actually works? See Time Bandits. You cant go wrong with Sean Connery, the Monty Python gang, and a gang of time-traveling criminal dwarfs. -Do you like globe-trotting, over the top action flicks featuring henchmen who like to slice and dice their enemies? Go watch The Kingsman. I hated the humor in that movie too, but Colin Firth is ridiculously charming and the action is innovative and exciting. -Do you want an action-comedy where the hero is an ex-con who is reluctantly roped back into a life of crime? Go see Ant-Man, or better yet, The Blues Brothers. In fact, just go watch the Blues Brothers. Youll be better off.

Very disappointed that adult language is censored and dubbed over and is not advertised as such. This movie is a classic and the bantering dialog makes the script. Five stars given for the movie but no stars given for the revised children’s version...

Great cast and good, though fanciful dialogue. We’re going to miss Bruce Willis.

Good Action, Good Comedy and Good Story. One of Bruce Willis First Films outside of TVseries “MoonLighting”

A hidden gem in his fantastic career.

I couldnt find my DVD so I had to purchase the digital version. Quirky comedy, fantastically goofy.