Hudson Hawk: A Cappuccino Review
You haven’t seen Hudson Hawk? Nominated for several awards, none of them prestigious, Bruce Willis’ Hudson Hawk was considered one of the worst films of the 90’s. Critics called it annoying, excessive, silly, and frenzied. Are you rushing out to the rental store yet? But wait! It’s violent, it’s vulgar, it’s debase. It has hefty doses of murder and thievery, nuns on dates, Rat Pack tunes, a Pope in sunglasses, and it’s all topped off with the perfect cappuccino.
Bruce Willis stars in the film as Eddie “Hudson Hawk” Hawkins. He and his partner, the none-too-svelte Tommy Five Tone played by Danny Aiello, are blackmailed into taking on “one more” cat burglary assignment, in an effort to shake the CIA. The story takes you from Hoboken, New Jersey to Vatican City all on a quest to heist some of Leonardo Da Vinci’s most priceless pieces of art. The chemistry between the two reaches its full potential during one of the burglary scenes. Timed with precision, they sing a tune that corresponds with the length of the theft, which on this occasion is “Swinging on a Star” by Bing Crosby. Priceless. Through out the quest, Eddie is also in search of the perfect cappuccino. During his search, he runs into a beautiful, but “married” Andie MacDowell. MacDowell is Anna Baragli, an art expert with a secret. While the on screen chemistry of Willis and Aiello lights up the stage, MacDowell and Willis seem a bit stilted. Still, things get steamy when she takes him back to her place, the Vatican, and chloroforms him.
The entire adventure is masterminded by the CIA and the Mayflowers. Minerva Mayflower, played by Sandra Bernhard, is riotous. Don’t miss a single line of hers, as she mistakenly displays her dominatrix pictures for heads of state, out bids her husband at an art auction, and sics her dog onto Bruce Willis’ puppies. If you like action, adventure, art, happy endings, or Bruce Willis, check out this flick. He finds his perfect cappuccino and you will too if you watch this movie.
You haven’t seen Hudson Hawk? You will.
You haven’t seen Hudson Hawk? Nominated for several awards, none of them prestigious, Bruce Willis’ Hudson Hawk was considered one of the worst films of the 90’s. Critics called it annoying, excessive, silly, and frenzied. Are you rushing out to the rental store yet? But wait! It’s violent, it’s vulgar, it’s debase. It has hefty doses of murder and thievery, nuns on dates, Rat Pack tunes, a Pope in sunglasses, and it’s all topped off with the perfect cappuccino.
Bruce Willis stars in the film as Eddie “Hudson Hawk” Hawkins. He and his partner, the none-too-svelte Tommy Five Tone played by Danny Aiello, are blackmailed into taking on “one more” cat burglary assignment, in an effort to shake the CIA. The story takes you from Hoboken, New Jersey to Vatican City all on a quest to heist some of Leonardo Da Vinci’s most priceless pieces of art. The chemistry between the two reaches its full potential during one of the burglary scenes. Timed with precision, they sing a tune that corresponds with the length of the theft, which on this occasion is “Swinging on a Star” by Bing Crosby. Priceless. Through out the quest, Eddie is also in search of the perfect cappuccino. During his search, he runs into a beautiful, but “married” Andie MacDowell. MacDowell is Anna Baragli, an art expert with a secret. While the on screen chemistry of Willis and Aiello lights up the stage, MacDowell and Willis seem a bit stilted. Still, things get steamy when she takes him back to her place, the Vatican, and chloroforms him.
The entire adventure is masterminded by the CIA and the Mayflowers. Minerva Mayflower, played by Sandra Bernhard, is riotous. Don’t miss a single line of hers, as she mistakenly displays her dominatrix pictures for heads of state, out bids her husband at an art auction, and sics her dog onto Bruce Willis’ puppies. If you like action, adventure, art, happy endings, or Bruce Willis, check out this flick. He finds his perfect cappuccino and you will too if you watch this movie.
You haven’t seen Hudson Hawk? You will.
