After the first couple of "Rocky" films, Sylvester Stallone tried to branch out a bit with films like this one, where he plays a character (both physically and dramatically) that couldn't be more different from the inspired pugilist. Now we know why Rocky continued for four more installments.
For a basic plot summary, "Nighthawks" tells the story of two cops (played by Stallone & Billy Dee Williams) trying to apprehend the international terrorist Wolfgar (Rutger Hauer) on the streets of New York.
Basically, there really isn't anything in this movie to get excited about whatsoever. The acting is sub-par, as Stallone's character is one-dimensional, which unfortunately is one more dimension than the one played by Williams. Wulfgar is no one to fear, and the viewer is never pulled into the "good guy, bad guy" drama.
The plot staggers along at a glacial pace, with only an interesting beginning and ending scene to provide any "wow" moments at all. Other than that, it is roughly 90 minutes of boredom set in the early 1980s.
I usually like to dissect the films I review here a bit more than this, but with "Nighthawks" there really just isn't anything to dissect. Stallone tried to distance himself from Rocky, and (at least in this case) failed miserably. That is all you need to know.
For a basic plot summary, "Nighthawks" tells the story of two cops (played by Stallone & Billy Dee Williams) trying to apprehend the international terrorist Wolfgar (Rutger Hauer) on the streets of New York.
Basically, there really isn't anything in this movie to get excited about whatsoever. The acting is sub-par, as Stallone's character is one-dimensional, which unfortunately is one more dimension than the one played by Williams. Wulfgar is no one to fear, and the viewer is never pulled into the "good guy, bad guy" drama.
The plot staggers along at a glacial pace, with only an interesting beginning and ending scene to provide any "wow" moments at all. Other than that, it is roughly 90 minutes of boredom set in the early 1980s.
I usually like to dissect the films I review here a bit more than this, but with "Nighthawks" there really just isn't anything to dissect. Stallone tried to distance himself from Rocky, and (at least in this case) failed miserably. That is all you need to know.