Wordiezett So much average

VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Lars Lendale Yeah this is a really bad script and directed movie mostly intended for TV on a boring sunday afternoon. From the credits to the ending, the movie just fails. It's a cast of washed up and discount actors, Amy Brenneman can't act. As for Sylvester Stallone, I'm sorry, the guy can't speak fluent english. I had to put on the subtitles ! I just don't understand what he's saying and it's not the only aspect of this movie I don't get....I don't understand the entire movie !Between the poor characterization, the generic stereotypes which tells you the writer really didn't fetch far his ideas -- the fact that they are all introduced the wrong way but yet somehow the lead actor doesn't have any ! We have no idea who Latura is and where he comes from, there's no background on this guy and we discover along the way bits and parts of his character. Bad writing.The direction is bad -- the scenes are poorly shot. The stunt of the car driven by thieves that crashes into the truck full of chemical explosives is terribly shot -- we don't really see how the car managed to fly into the tanks. There's too much use of replay, quick movement or slow pace. There's no soundtrack. The quality is quite dusty, cinematography mediocre at best, the movie looks more like it was made in 1986 rather than 1996. Then the plot is weird, this character police security officer George appears from the beginning but he dies half way point ! Why ? Why spend all that time with him and then kill him half way point, makes no sense. So many elements make no sense. Why do some cars explode including the windows but others don't, how is it possible that some survived in such an accident and of course naturally a former super trained rescuer is right on the location of the accident, how fortunate. But I don't get it, he says he knows a way out, then he tells Madelyne he never had a plan and simply jumped in to rescue them and hoped to freelance a way out. For what ?! To go between four ventilators and all this trouble ? That makes no sense. But then he actually remembers of a chamber they can reach to, manages to fall off a ladder and then retreats backwards and I don't know, finds a way to escape on the surface of the river ! The best part however, is perhaps witnessing Latura and Madelyne fighting with electric current ! I don't think I've seen a movie where electric current was so easily wrestled down, considering there's fuel and water all over the place. There's only a few feel-good moments to kind of make-up for a totally improbable unrealistic picture. Just try and think about the number of people in the world who could actually do what Latura does in it without any help or equipment. It's ridiculous. Add to that lousy acting where all the characters take turns to speak and Latura pleading George to breath into an artificial tube and then funny-haha ending where he says "Yeah but let's make sure we take the bridge this time!"But the biggest disappointment is that once again, this movie is a big budget, and the potential was never materialized. It's just a waste of money and time. Just another proof Stallone can't write, can't direct and can't act.

Leofwine_draca A textbook example of how a disaster movie should be, this has plenty of outlandish situations, a varied range of hazards threatening our group of survivors, action by the bucket load and a typical B-movie cast, including: the token black guy; the resourceful heroine; the stressed out father; the old couple; the dog; and Stallone himself as the muscular, caring hero of the piece. All are present and correct, making this pic solid enough entertainment.Okay, so the plot is pretty basic, and consists of characters escaping from one danger to another, and another, but with this budget what do you expect? The cast are all adequate, with Mortensen probably being most memorable as the cop. Stallone basically sleepwalks through his role, but it's the mumbling action man persona his fans know and love, and it's good to see him as an actual human hero (he's gasping and clutching his chest through exertion).There's plenty of excitement to be had from numerous explosions, the old staple of the trapped survivors being in a location filling up with water, and also you get the opportunity to play the "who's going to snuff it?" game, where viewers place bets on who will be the next one to die. Let me say, it's not the dog, but then you could probably have already guessed that. With good SFX and some exciting, tense scenes, DAYLIGHT amicably passes the time if you want a film to relax and unwind with.

slightlymad22 Continuing my plan to watch every Sly Stallone movie in order, I come to 1996's Daylight.Plot In A Paragraph: When an explosion blocks New York's Hudson Tunnel at both ends, ex Emergency Medical Services Chief Kit Latura (Stallone) is the only one with the know- how and experience to save the day. Risking his own life to join the survivors in the tunnel. Can he put his own past tragedies behind him and lead this desperate group to daylight??Stallone was paid $17.5 million to appear in this film. He said at the time, this would be his last action film because he was getting too old for the genre. Despite another ridiculous name (Gabe Walker, John Spartan, Ray Quick, Robert Rath... Who comes up with these names??) this is Stallone's best movie since Lock Up in 1989 (7 years and 9 movies ago) but for some reason, it doesn't seem to be remembered by many people. OK it borrows heavily from other disaster flicks, and every cliché is hit inking the way. I remember reading somewhere at the time, that the original ending was changed after complaints that Sly's character died from test audiences (and the movie certainly seems to be building to that) however I can't find anything about it online. It would have been a good idea to have Sly go out, like the Gene Hackman character in Poseidon Adventure.Of the supporting cast Viggo Mortensen stands out, Dan Hedaya is as reliable as he always is, Trina McGee is fine as is Sly's son Sage Stallone. But it's Stan Shaw and Vanessa Bell Calloway who really stand out. Calloway's acting actually broke my heart at the end of the movie, as she is watching the survivors being rescued one by one.

utgard14 Disgraced EMT chief-turned-cab driver Sylvester Stallone is trapped in the Hudson Tunnel after an explosion with an assortment of characters. He must lead them to safety before their air runs out. '90s version of a '70s disaster flick like The Poseidon Adventure. Nothing original but entertaining nonetheless. There are some laughable moments. One amusing part that stands out is when someone has to explain hypothermia to some dumb broad who apparently has never even heard of the word. Clearly they included this because they thought the audience was too stupid and illiterate to know what hypothermia is. The cast is good but, like those enjoyable '70s disaster flicks, there are some ridiculous characters. Vanessa Bell Calloway's Jamaican accent was laughable. That's one of those bits of business movies like this throw in that is totally unnecessary and just makes things goofier than they need to be. Viggo Mortensen's character seems like he's disposed of before they can do anything really interesting with him. It's a good movie, though, with some nice action and tension. One of Sly's better '90s movies.