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      Daylight

      1996, Action/Mystery & thriller, 1h 55m

      42 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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      The opening's got a great fiery explosion and Stallone puts in another earnest, sympathetic performance, but all else in Daylight feels designed to annoy the audience into submission. Read critic reviews

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      A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people who survived the explosion are now in peril. Kit Latura is the only man with the skill and knowledge to lead the band of survivors out of the tunnel before the structure collapses.

      • Rating: PG-13

      • Genre: Action, Mystery & thriller

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Rob Cohen

      • Producer: John Davis, Joseph Singer, David T. Friendly

      • Writer: Leslie Bohem

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $32.9M

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      • Distributor: Universal Pictures

      • Production Co: Davis Entertainment, Universal Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Surround

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      • Sep 20, 2012
        Take 'The Poseidon Adventure' and simply place the whole idea underground in a tunnel and you have the film 'Daylight'. This film has everything you would expect from your typical disaster film. The film starts by slowly building the characters one by one, giving them each reasons why they all end up using Holland Tunnel, whilst at the same time another sub plot sets up the reason for the disaster. The reason for the outrageous incident is merely a car chase that causes a major crash into some toxic waste trucks...yeah so kinda lame then. All the survivors are the perfect line up of cliched stereotypical types which enables you to know who will live or die straight away. The setups for each type of character are all so obvious too...convicts and a cop, the old man, the panicky women and the one calm one etc... You have a mouthy young black man who's also a touchy convict (gee I wonder if he lives?), a frail old white guy, screaming panicky women, the suit wearing business man, a wannabe hero, some other young convicts including Stallone's son, a cop and a tunnel worker. So you have one or two folk who are trapped there conveniently so all hope is not lost straight away eg. tunnel worker and cop. Most are obvious fodder for the collapsing/flooding/flaming tunnel. What disaster film would be complete without the obligatory animal within the death and destruction?. Well this film doesn't let you softies off as there is (as usual) a dog involved which ALWAYS gets the viewers upset. Such an easy way to get the emotions running when the little doggie is in peril, its cliched, predictable and cheesy as hell but it never fails to work. So into the fray leaps Stallone who has nothing to do with anything but just turns up and decides to save the day single handily against all recommendations from everyone. Oh wait, he used to be a chief medical something or other, meh...its Stallone, doesn't need a reason. Despite the heavy grilled cheese the film does actually look really sound. All the effects/stunts look great and don't look seem to use too much CGI, bluescreen is evident and obvious but its not that bad. The initial disaster that sparks a chain reaction of events and a huge fireball is pretty impressive I must say, some good model work in there I think also. From there on the whole film constantly looks impressive with great sets that really give a good impression of a crumbling death trap with plenty of water, fire, rubble, metal debris and sparking electrics into the brew. So yes the entire thing is one huge melted cheese sandwich which we've all seen before and know off by heart. You could say if you've seen one disaster film you've seen them all. Certainly this is very obvious stuff but its still quite enjoyable to watch mainly because it all looks really good. The tunnel setting is also quite original methinks.
        philip h Super Reviewer
      • Jun 20, 2011
        Good disaster film, Deserves more credit, Nice plot and very entertaining from start to finish.
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      • Jun 18, 2011
        Overwought and thinly sketched disaster flick but buoyed by a cast that delivers better than decent performances. Stallone, Mortensen, and Bloom are standouts.
        kevin w Super Reviewer
      • May 15, 2010
        Sylvester Stallone stars as the former head of NY's Emergency Medical Service, a man who's underestimated by his colleagues. When disaster occurs and the Holland Tunnel is sealed off, many people are trapped inside. Sly goes in and must lead the survivors to safety. This movie was great entertainment and a lot of variety in characters. If you're looking for easy action entertainment this movie would be a good choice.
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