Fire With Fire

1986, Movie, PG-13, 103 mins

starstarstarstar
Technically, this film should be classified as a fantasy: the folks behind it ask the viewer to swallow so many unlikely premises that it boggles the mind. Sheffer is a resident at a reform camp for handsome and muscular juvenile delinquents. While out on an athletic outing in the Oregon woods where the camp is located, Sheffer sees a beautiful woman floating in a pond. This lady of the lake is Madsen, a student at a nearby Catholic girls' school who is working on a photography project. Of course, it's young love at first sight, but there remains the problem of getting these kids together. Director Gibbons makes his feature debut here after cutting his teeth in rock videos. The aesthetics of his former medium are evident throughout, including artfully lit shots, beautiful actors, and plenty of pop tunes. Missing are characters of any reasonable intelligence or believability. There's no real point to the film other than to watch Sheffer and Madsen make out. Their brief and boring lip locks aren't enough to base a film on, despite the promised passion of a poorly chosen title. leave a comment
Are You Watching?
Fire With Fire
Loading ...
Advertisement

Advertisement