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Summary: It's a mad, mad, mad world
Review: This satirical movie starts innocently enough, with Dustin Hoffman (Max Brackett) doing a "controversial" story on a local criminal. Brackett has been relegated to small-town duty after embarassing the network star, Kevin Hollander (played brilliantly by Alan Alda). Sam Baily (Travolta) has been fired after working as a guard at a museum. He lives paycheck to paycheck and has a family to support.To get his boss to listen to him, he makes the decision to take a gun with him to capture her attention...a gun and a bag full of dynamite. The movie is wonderful, not for the twists and turns, but for the performances and nuances. A number of times, Brackett could take a risk and end the situation, a situation he basically created himself out of his own greed. In the end, this movie has great commentary on how the media goes overboard in its coverage. This movie may be more relevant today than when it was made.
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Summary: Tense, and unpredictable
Review: This was a good movie, and I don't want to ruin the ending because it should be a surprise, as I was. It's about a guy(Travolta) working on low wage, as a security guard at a church. He gets fired! So, he can't get Ms. Banks to listen to him. So, he comes in with a gun and a bag(you'll find out what's in it!) He's surprised to find a class and a teacher on tour there. A media guy(Dustin Hoffman) is in the bathroom reporting to a girl outside. He thinks Sam(Travolta) is taking hostages, but Sam's not. Sam goes to get his job back. Ms. Banks still doesn't listen to him. Sam shoots and accidentally hits his good friend, the other security guard for the church. Which gets the media even more involved. Things keep on packing up until the end, where the girl switches to the story, and Max(Hoffman) realizes the truth. Great story, startling suspense, so WATCH THIS!!!!
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Summary: THOUGH FORMULAIC,THIS FILM STILL MANAGES TO ENTERTAIN.
Review: TRAVOLTA AND HOFFMAN'S PERFORMANCES ALSO HIGHLIGHT THIS FILM. IT'S ABOUT A MAN WHO TAKES HOSTAGES AT A NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM THAT HE GOT FIRED FROM. THE TRAVOLTA/HOFFMAN CHEMISTRY IS GOOD AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL SORRY FOR TRAVOLTA'S CHARACTER,SAMUEL BAILEY. THIS FILM MIGHT EVEN BRING A TEAR TO YOUR EYE.
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Summary: Different
Review: What a haunting set of tunes. The more I listen to this album, the more I appreciate the originality. A must have for any serious soundtrack music lover.
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Summary: Quarter-hour missing
Review: With further development of the role John Travolata portrays, MAD CITY could have been unforgettable instead of just entertaining. It appears as if maybe 15 to 30 minutes' worth of information on Travolta's hostage-taking security guard was cut. Nonetheless, the actor makes you care about his character even as he holds women and children at gunpoint, pretty impressive. But if we understood him better, the former Gabe Kaplan nemesis could have done a great job in a great film instead of just a good film. But see MAD CITY for the entertainment value and because movies such as this do not get made often enough.
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Summary: Good movie if you like thinkin movies
Review: You can't be some action junkie to watch this. Its a movie that makes you think about how our system works. I thought it was good. It had a good plot and many twists. It shows how the press has an impact on the criminal system.
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