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Hard to Kill es una película estadounidense de acción y suspense de 1990 , dirigida por Bruce Malmuth , escrita por Steven McKay y protagonizada por Steven Seagal , Kelly LeBrock , William Sadler y Frederick Coffin . En su segunda película tras Above the Law , Seagal interpreta a Mason Storm, un detective que cae en coma tras recibir un disparo durante un allanamiento de morada en el que muere su esposa. Siete años después, Storm despierta y emprende un viaje para vengar la muerte de su esposa y exponer la corrupción del senador Vernon Trent, el hombre que ordenó el asesinato de su familia. La película fue estrenada por Warner Bros. Pictures el 9 de febrero de 1990 y recaudó 75 millones de dólares en todo el mundo.

Trama

En 1983, el detective Mason Storm, de Asuntos Internos del Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles, investiga una reunión de la mafia en un muelle. Graba a una figura misteriosa que asegura a la multitud que pueden contar con su apoyo político. Sin saber que está siendo vigilado por policías corruptos, informa a su compañero, Becker, y a su amigo, el teniente O'Malley, que tiene pruebas de corrupción.

Mason esconde la cinta de vídeo en su casa. Cuando sube, un grupo de sicarios formado por policías corruptos, entre ellos Jack Axel y Max Quentero, irrumpe en la vivienda, asesina a la esposa de Mason y le dispara. Su hijo pequeño, Sonny, escapa por una ventana. Los policías corruptos incriminan a Mason, simulando un asesinato-suicidio. Al mismo tiempo, unos asesinos matan al compañero de Mason. Más tarde, en el hospital, Mason es declarado muerto, pero luego se descubre que está vivo, aunque en coma. Para evitar que los asesinos terminen el trabajo, el teniente O'Malley ordena a los médicos que mantengan en secreto el estado de Mason.

Siete años después, Mason despierta del coma. Andy Stewart, una de sus enfermeras, hace una llamada que es interceptada por policías corruptos. Envían a Axel para que termine el trabajo y mate a las enfermeras con las que Mason podría haber hablado. Mason se da cuenta de que sigue en peligro, pero sus músculos se han atrofiado hasta el punto de que apenas puede moverse. Llega a un ascensor y, cuando Andy ve cómo matan a sus compañeros, lo ayuda a escapar.

Andy takes Mason to a friend's house, where he uses his knowledge of acupuncture, moxibustion, and other meditation techniques to recover his strength. While training, Mason hears a commercial for Senator Vernon Trent and recognizes the voice from the pier. He contacts O'Malley, who supplies him with weapons and tells him that his son is still alive. O'Malley adopted Sonny and sent him to a private school to keep him out of danger. Mason arranges to meet O'Malley and his now-teenage son at a train station later. After O'Malley leaves, Senator Trent's men find the house and attempt to kill Andy and Mason, but they escape.

Posing as a real estate agent, Mason recovers the hidden videotape from his old house. O'Malley and Sonny arrive at the train station but are confronted by some of the Senator's men. Sonny flees with the tape, but O'Malley is killed. When Mason arrives, he sees Sonny running away from Quentero and Nolan. Mason catches up with the men and subdues Nolan. He then beats up Quentero and recognizes him as one of the men who took part in the assault on Mason's home. Mason snaps Quentero's neck, killing him. After a brief reunion with his son, he goes after Senator Trent.

Mason sneaks into the Senator's mansion and eliminates his men one by one. He fights with Axel in the billiard room and avenges his wife by jamming a broken pool cue into Axel's neck, killing him. Next, Mason strangles corrupt Capt. Hulland and breaks his neck. Mason finally confronts Senator Trent and holds him at gunpoint when the police storm the mansion. However, they reveal that they had already seen the film and knew that Mason was set up. Trent is arrested, and Mason is reunited with Andy and his son as footage from the videotape is played on the news, showing Trent making a deal with the underworld mob and emerging from the shadows.

Cast

Reception

Box office

Hard to Kill debuted at number 1 at the U.S. box office with an opening weekend gross of $9.2 million,[2][3] the biggest 3-day February opening at the time.[4] It eventually grossed $48 million in the United States and Canada[2] and $75 million worldwide.[1]

Critical response

It holds a 33% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 15 reviews; the average rating is 4.1/10.[5] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[6]Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly rated it a letter grade of D− and called Seagal as generic an actor as the film.[7] In describing the film as "a lively one for its genre", Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote, "Mr. Seagal is effective for both his novelty value and his ability to be both literally and figuratively disarming."[8]

See also

References

  1. 123Hard to Kill at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  2. 12"Hard to Kill". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  3. ↑Broeske, Pat H. (February 13, 1990). "WEEKEND BOX OFFICE 'Kill' Opens Big; 'Cannons,' 'Stanley' Fade". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  4. ↑McBride, Joseph (February 13, 1990). "'Hard' Heads B.O. With $9.2 Mil". Daily Variety. p. 1.
  5. ↑"Hard to Kill (1990)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  6. ↑"CinemaScore". cinemascore.com.
  7. ↑"Hard to Kill". Entertainment Weekly. February 23, 1990. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  8. ↑ Maslin, Janet (10 de febrero de 1990). "Reseña/Película; Saliendo del coma, aún elegante y encantadora" . The New York Times . Archivado del original el 27 de enero de 2011. Recuperado el 14 de diciembre de 2010 .