Backdraft
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- Synopsis
- The sons of a Chicago fireman who gave his life in the performance of his duties, firefighting brothers Kurt Russell and William Baldwin carry their lifelong sibling rivalry into their work....
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- Director(s)
- Ron Howard
- Distributor(s)
- Universal
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 135 min.
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Critic Reviews
What I regret is that all of the expertise lavished on this movie couldn't have been put at the service of a more intelligent story about real firemen, real working conditions, real heroism, and the real craft and art of fire-fighting.Read the full review
Fire, as this movie makes clear, is nothing if not photogenic, and Howard has done a beautiful job of conjuring both its danger and its deceptive, primal beauty.Read the full review
Visually, [the film] often is exhilarating, but it's shapeless and dragged down by corny, melodramatic characters and situations.Read the full review
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