Of course, a Shane Black script helmed by Tony Scott as he was just entering his prime is first and foremost a work of popcorn entertainment.

A story about lonely heroism in a sick age should be a little hipper to what’s really heroic and what’s really sick.

When automobiles are not crashing, going over embankments or being blown up (the film's favorite mode of distressing a car), someone falls atop the rotors of a helicopter in mid-air. The body count is high.

… a special mix of top talent utilizing an established mixture of comedy and action to create such a blast, you’ll feel like dancing a jig when it’s over.