Road House
ROAD HOUSE (18)
D: Rowdy Herrington
UIP/United Artists (Joel Silver)
US 1989
114 mins
Action/Drama
W: David Lee Henry & Hilary Henkin
DP: Dean Cundey
Ed: Frank J. Urioste & John F. Link
Mus: Michael Kamen
Patrick Swayze (James Dalton), Kelly Lynch (Elizabeth
Clay), Sam Elliott (Wade Garrett), Ben Gazzara (Brad Wesley), Kevin Tighe (Frank Tilghman)
A kung fu expert is hired as a head doorman of a seedy
nightclub notorious for trouble and goes about keeping the wrong sort out, with violence.
Road House is a bit of an enigma, this female-targeted
action movie is not a good film by any stretch, but amassed many fans, mostly amongst teenage girls, due to the appeal of main star Patrick Swayze.
Take Patrick Swayze out of the equation and there's really
nothing here except brainless entertainment and chewing gum for the eyes.
4/10
