The Last Boy Scout

Directed by Tony Scott from an overpriced screenplay by Shane Black, THE LAST BOY SCOUT's title may allude to honesty, but its plot smacks of retread. Joe Hallenbeck (Bruce Willis), a former Secret Service agent on the skids, takes over as bodyguard for Cory (Halle Berry), an exotic dancer, following the car-bomb death of his colleague Mike Matthews (Bruce McGill). When Cory is brutally gunned down by thugs, Hallenbeck joins forces with Jimmy Dix (Damon Wayans), Cory's lover and a former L.A. Stallions quarterback with a million dollar arm and a nose for coke. The pair uncover a conspiracy involving sports betting and the mob; a bravura culminating confrontation wi...