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Enter the obnoxious - almost revolting - Liberty (Linda Fiorentino),
a businesswoman who is a drug-using immoral tart, and she
deservedly finds herself the centre of Joe's attention.
Our lad (and you do identify with him) has got himself a
sniper's rifle and has staked out a hot-dog stand in the middle
of a small park. He calls our nasty piece of work on her phone,
gets her to chain herself to the fast-food outlet and then
politely informs her it will blow in the not too distant future.
Anyone who gets in the way is shot and he then tries to get
her to see the error of her ways.
Things crank up a notch or five when she calls her hubby
(Oliver Platt), an equally repulsive character, and he sets
in motion the no-talking-to-terrorists doctrine.
Liberty Stands Still doesn't have a lot of big-action
scenes, but it works very well as a dialogue-driven thriller.
Tension is built nicely and I have to say I found myself
calling out to the sniper to shoot the cow and make the world
a better place.
Snipes is excellent as the vengeful father and Fiorentino
does a damn fine job with her flawed character.
The video transfer is very good, albeit has a fair number
of smallish film artefacts, and the sound is excellent.
Liberty Stands Still is a bit of a surprise package
and a very good night's viewing.
Conclusion: 80% Extras: 70%.
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