Les Rues de feu

Walter Hill, an expert in straightforward action movies, has made, well, a straightforward action movie. This time, a rock and roll western from a kind of indefinite timelessness, in whose journey various decades of American culture meet from the 1920s to the 1970s, a bit similar to Warriors. The story can be summed up in one sentence, and it was probably only possible to drag it on for an hour and a half thanks to the musical numbers, which are great. Hill's screenwriter doesn't bother with classic dialogues this time, but lets the characters speak to each other only in harsh one-liners, and Hill the director doesn't wait for anything, and as soon as it is possible, he lets someone beat or shoot someone. It's simple, but it's fun. Unfortunately, the only stain on the beauty is Michael Paré, who really lacks what it takes to be the main tough guy. (17/04/2021)