The Last Boy Scout Movie Download

7 / 10

“We’ve been beaten up by the inventor of Scrabble.”
Wildly implausible plot elements are standard fare for “The Last Boy Scout”. No, no, I don’t mean the corrupt Senator or the megalomaniac sports team owner, those are pretty much the norm for action films because they occur with such regularity in real life. I’m talking about a hard boiled private detective who escapes death with a monologue of fat jokes, and a thirteen year old daughter who makes a save with a handgun in her puppet. They just don’t make ’em like that anymore.

The thing is, if you want to be critical, this movie provides enough fodder for serious thrashing. However if it’s a fast paced action adventure wrapped around a spirited buddy pairing, then you’ll find it here, all wrapped up in quick one liners and snappy banter between Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans. The duo seems to share a monumental detachment from tragedy in their own lives and a commitment to provide the same for the opposition. But gee, how do you manage to walk around at the end of the day if you’ve been pummeled as much as these guys have?

Halle Berry fans will have to pay attention during her brief screen time; her demise in the film is not a pretty picture. Taylor Negron is notable as a sadistic hit man, which reminds me of another implausible plot point. Just on the off chance that he might have survived the car crash into the pool, why would Joe Hallenbeck (Willis) leave his daughter there with the homeowner? I guess the question’s not so rhetorical, it’s so she could be kidnapped to advance the story into the football stadium for the next round of mayhem.

For Bruce Willis, this could have been with some modifications, an entry in the “Die Hard” series, as many of his films could be. His character generally remains the same from picture to picture, but if you’re a fan, that’s OK. The film earns it’s title with the squeaky clean personal code of it’s lead hero, reinforced by an autographed sports card from Wayan’s character signed “To the daughter of the last Boy Scout”. Be prepared!Read More