There isn't any graphic violence here, but there is quite a bit of race car wreckage, with a long sequence involving serious injuries sustained during one major accident.Īfter seeing last year's fantastic Ford v Ferrari, a movie like Days of Thunder just doesn't hold a candle to it, but for a racing movie, it's a decent entry into the niche genre. There are also frequent uses of "S.O.B," "h*ll," "d*mn," and "a**." There's a bedroom scene between Cruise's Cole and Kidman's Claire, but it's mostly a talking sequence after the fact, with some playful rolling around (it's not nearly as sensual as the scene from Top Gun). However, while there are less than half of the uses of the "S" word this time around, there's the addition of a loud-and-clear use of the "F" word from Randy Quaid's character, and still several uses of blaphemy. The content of Days of Thunder is about on par with Top Gun, too. There are plenty of parallels between Top Gun and Days of Thunder, with the former being the unmistakable stronger of the two, but there's some good racing action and serious drama here. Claire Lewicki, who serves as the love interest for Cruise in this outing. And who could forget Nicole Kidman, playing Dr. Top Gun, anyone?), Michael Rooker (Yondu in Guardians of the Galaxy) turns in a great performance as the new Ice Man of the race track, Rowdy, and Robert Duvall plays Harry, a lovable mentor for Cruise's Cole Trickle. Aside from Cruise, who plays a hotshot wannabe racer who is reckless (hmm.
It does have some silly dialog and moments-especially regarding the awkward romantic subplot-but for the most part, the performances are solid, and the film is entertaining. Now, to be fair, it's certainly not a great movie, nor is it one of Cruise's best. I was surprised to find myself enjoying it more this time around. Fast forward to its 30th anniversary in 2020, and its 4K UHD debut (alongside the same day-and-date release of Top Gun and War of the Worlds (2005) in 4K UHD), and I took my second trip around the Daytona 500 track with Cruise and the gang. I remembered not really caring for it much, either, which surprised me since it was a title I frequently heard mentioned. This was a movie that I'd missed when it came out (it wouldn't have been appropriate for a 10-year-old, anyway), and I really hadn't seen until sometime within the past decade.
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