Nighthawks

A film that is exciting and fast paced, with both Stallone and Williams handling the action roles in first-rate style. Davenport, as always, comes across well, and then there's Hauer, who gives the film a slightly different and winning dimension.

A dynamic action film whose expertise is never in question but which fails to touch a nerve in the viewer.

Nighthawks, an aggressively shallow police thriller pitting New York undercover cops against international terrorists.

Though there's never much doubt how the duel will end, the climax is nonetheless surprising and totally satisfying, topping the energy of the previous pursuit.

A terrorist hijacking a cable car, even in New York, is a mildly ludicrous idea -- were no 747s handy? The plot of Nighthawks makes no sense.

All of it is standard stuff, and yet Nighthawks has been assembled with enough pep to make it feel fresh.

‘…a reasonably gripping international cat and mouse game that was a modest hit at the time, but offers a lot to modern audiences, not least an iconic lead and villain combo for the ages…’

One of the better Stallone flicks. Besides, where else can one find the screen being shared by the who’s-who gallery of Rocky Balboa, Lando Calrissian, Roy Batty, the Bionic Woman, and the bald lady from the first Star Trek film?

Damn, Stallone looks good in a beard, but Rutger Hauer looks even better in his American debut.

There's little that's original about Nighthawks, even though it is a crisply made, tough-minded action film.