X
- 1986
- PG
- Cannon Film Distributors
- 1 h 45 m
- 1986
- PG
- Cannon Film Distributors
- 1 h 45 m
Summary A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache hoard of gold.
Directed By: J. Lee Thompson
Written By: Robert Gosnell, Jeffrey M. Rosenbaum, Norman Aladjem
- 1986
- PG
- Cannon Film Distributors
- 1 h 45 m
- 1986
- PG
- Cannon Film Distributors
- 1 h 45 m
Firewalker
37
User Score
Available after 4 ratings
tbd
Where to Watch
Summary A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache hoard of gold.
Directed By: J. Lee Thompson
Written By: Robert Gosnell, Jeffrey M. Rosenbaum, Norman Aladjem
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
37
13% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
37
13% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
While “Firewalker” isn’t as elaborate or sophisticated as the Spielberg-Lucas hit, it is fun, and Norris is loosened up and laid back as never before; just like Garbo, he really can laugh. But never fear, he’s still the man to have on your side in a barroom brawl.
Chuck Norris, whose action dramas are often unintentionally funny, edges into spoof territory with Firewalker, and the result is inadvertently dull. It's a curious cycle, a kind of primordial rhythm of bad moviemaking.[2 Dec 1986, p.B4]
When Gosnell's script does wander into some emotionally complex territory--in the
depths of the jungle, Max encounters an old army buddy from Vietnam (John
Rhys-Davies)--Thompson does rouse himself momentarily to provide some
sequences of unexpected sensitivity, but he quickly returns to his dull,
professional indifference. [21 Nov 1986, p.L]
A piddling non-adventure with Louis Gossett Jr. as a namby-pamby sidekick. It's Gung-Ho and Gunga Din, in yet another variation on the "Raiders" theme.
It stars Chuck Norris in what his associates describe as ''the first comedy role in his action-packed career.'' How can they tell? Certainly not from the film, which is lightweight without being lighthearted.
Instead of the witty, intelligent script needed to pull off an interracial buddy story, however, the scenario for this film is an obvious lift from RAIDERS and a flat, uninteresting piece of writing, occasionally interspersed with embarrassingly sappy affirmations of friendship.
Firewalker is a free-form anthology of familiar images from the works of Steven Spielberg, subjected to a new process that we could call discolorization. All of the style and magic are gone, leaving only the booby-trapped temples, the steaming jungle and such lines as, if I remember correctly, "Witch, woman, harlot - I've been called them all!"
User Reviews
There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.
