The Last Boy
Scout—what a fun movie and one you’ll enjoy watching.
Now, it is not one of the classic 90s movie, that is always a gem any time you
see it, but it can survive a watch. It has the typical clichés we see in buddy
movies, which is understandable since the screenplay was written by Shane
Black, who also wrote the Lethal Weapon series. It was produced by
Joel Silver, who worked with Shane Black on the Lethal Weapon series
and with Bruce Willis on the first two Die Hard films.
The movie has
its own unique style, and while the chemistry between Bruce Willis and Damon
Wayans isn’t perfect, this explosive and violent thriller will keep you glued
to your seat as the story unfolds. The late Tony Scott (the director) didn’t
include as much comedy as I would have expected, but he made up for it with a
thrilling ride full of surprises I didn’t see coming.
The movie’s plot
starts with an odd beginning during a halftime American football game. A
running back gets a call urging him to win at all costs. The man takes some
pills, gets back into the game, receives the ball, and while running toward the
touchline, pulls out a gun and shoots members of the opposing team.
Here’s the weird thing: this whole scene doesn’t have much to do with the rest
of the film, but it serves to introduce the owner of the team the running back
plays for.
Our main star,
Bruce Willis, plays Joseph, a former Secret Service agent turned private
investigator. Joseph is hired by a stripper to protect her, as she suspects her
life is in danger.
She’s right—her boyfriend, Jimmy (Damon Wayans), a former NFL player banned for
gambling and drug use, thinks he’s capable of protecting her. He lures her away
from Joseph, which leads to her death.
Now, Joseph
decides to see things through to the end and find out who killed his client and
his best friend. His best friend was the one who gave him the job, though he
didn’t tell Joseph about the trouble he was in by getting involved. Joseph
discovers his best friend’s plan to have him killed, but the plan backfires,
and Joseph’s best friend ends up dead instead.
This movie didn’t do well at the box office at all, failing to even recoup its budget. Still, I enjoyed it, and I believe you will too if you take the time to watch it.
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