Blown Away

Plot synopsis:
After her mother dies in a mysterious car accident, 17-year-old Megan (Nicole Eggert), daughter of a wealthy businessman, lives a reckless lifestyle. A year later, she is almost killed by a horse who has lost control, though she is rescued by Rich (Corey Haim), a young man who works at the ski resort owned by her father Cy (Jean LeClerc). Grateful, she invites him to her party, where she thanks him again by being intimate with him in her father's bed. The next morning, Cy comes home and almost catches them. Even though he does not, he angers Megan by forbidding her to see any guys. Unlike Cy, Rich's girlfriend Darla (Kathleen Robertson) does find out about the affair, and dumps him. Rich wastes no time and enters into a passionate relationship with Megan. She soon introduces him to her father, but he disapproves of him, and Megan tells Rich that they cannot see each other any longer.
Devastated, Rich turns to his womanizing half-brother Wes (Corey Feldman) for comfort, who encourages him to do everything to get Megan back. He follows her to a bar, where she is seen giving a large sum of money to a criminal-looking man. Rich catches her getting intimate with the guy, and knocks him down as a response. Megan then apologizes to Rich, and claims that she did not think that he really loved her and was only testing him in order to see how much he would be willing to do for her. He immediately takes her back, and they accompany each other to a bar, where Wes always hangs out with his friends. While Rich is arguing with Darla, who accuses him of going out with her only because of her money, Megan is seen talking with Wes. As they go to their home together, they run into Cy, who calls his daughter a slut for bringing a boy home, resulting in a huge fight between them.
Rich decides to go home, where he finds Wes sleeping with Darla. Enraged, he tries to beat up Wes, but Darla stops them by informing Rich that he does not own her; later, Rich apologizes to Wes, saying that he should not have taken his feelings of anger out on him, and Wes accepts (while remarking that it had been a while since they "had a few rounds"), and then apologizes for what he did. Rich decides to return to Megan's place, where she — fed up with fighting with her father — convinces him that her father killed her mother and that they should kill him, and run off with the money. However, Rich, blinded by the potently sexual relationship, is in two minds about what to do.
The next day, Rich and Wes are shocked to find out that Darla has been killed in a horse riding accident. Meanwhile, Megan turns out hospitalized and claims to Rich that her father is to blame. Rich, seeing how severely beaten up she is, fears losing her someday to Cy's abuse, and promises her to help her. As they return home, Megan tells Rich that she has placed a bomb in his bike, and that 'it will all be over soon'. The next morning, Rich is invited by Cy to accompany him on a bike ride, causing Rich to witness the explosion that throws him almost off a cliff. As Cy falls to his death, he tells Rich that he did not kill his wife. Rich starts to suspect that Megan may not be who he thinks she is, and meanwhile, he becomes the prime suspect in Cy's death in the investigation of Detective Anderson (Gary Farmer). Despite Anderson's attempts to make him turn in Megan, Rich denies any involvement in the entire ordeal, though evidence points against him. Wes is shocked that his brother would have killed anyone, and is mad at him for not having killed their own abusive father.
Shortly later, Megan bails out Rich, and gives him her car to skip town with. She promises him that she will follow him soon after collecting her father's money. Rich drives off. However, now distrustful of Megan, he checks the car and finds a bomb in it. He is able to get away just in time for the explosion and immediately rushes to her house.
There, it is revealed that Megan and Wes were lovers all along and planned the murders and schemes together in order to be together. Rich confronts his half-brother, and Wes informs him that he tried to frame him because he has always hated him. As Wes is about to shoot Rich, Megan kills Wes. She tries to put the entire blame on Wes, but Rich does not believe her, prompting her to reveal that she was the mastermind behind it all. As she tries to shoot Rich, the police arrive, killing Megan immediately in self-defense. Rich was wired throughout the final scene, which clears him from all charges (although he has nobody important in his life anymore, leaving him empty inside).

Tags: suspenseful, violence, cult, flashback, good versus evil, action, revenge

Review:
Whilst De Bont's runaway bus is certainly good, "Blown Away" is by far the better bomb movie as it relies on suspense driven thrills rather than big budget stunts to deliver the kicks.
Jones menaces away as his usual psychotic prankster (think Two-Face with an Irish accent) and J Bridges is good but never truly called on to do anything special.
I found the acting to be great, Jeff Bridges did a great job, he really put everything he had into this.This movie is really intense, and I've found myself in similar situations which just kept me gripped to my seat when I saw it in theaters and many times again on DVD.
However, the accents might have been overdone as none of the stars - Jeff Bridges,Tommy Lee Jones, Forest Whitaker, Suzy Amis and Lloyd Bridges - sounded like a true Bostonian.
The film's best asset is the suspense it builds for the two hours and the fact it keeps you interested the entire way, right from the opening scene.The negatives are too much profanity and a contrived story in spots, particularly at the end when the fight between Bridges and Jones goes on forever as does the scene with Jones trying to save his wife.
I found Jeff Bridges desire to resume a normal life in Boston after his questionable "IRA-like" activities back home in Ireland appealing and his lovely fiancee played by Suzy Amis very likeable.
Tommy Lee Jones has a great Irish accent and the lunatic he plays is great fun to watch.
Mad bomber formerly associated the IRA escapes from prison and appears in Boston to exact revenge to the man who put him there in the first place - bomb expert Jimmy Dove, a loving family man, with a dark past...If this plot seems easy to predict, it is.
but it is defended by the superb action sequences filmed, the excellent explosions and also by the great acting by Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones.
Tommy Lee Jones wants Jeff Bridges and anybody he knows "Blown Away" in this 1994 film, also starring Suzy Amis, Forest Whitaker and Lloyd Bridges.
Bridges, caught up in the Irish trying to get the English out of Ireland, worked with Jones in Ireland, but when one of the bombings goes bad, he splits, and Jones gets arrested.
Jones escapes from an Irish prison and traces Bridges to Boston, where he plans on getting revenge on Bridges, his family, and the entire Boston Police Bomb Squad.This movie really needed to be seen on the big screen because of all of the special effects - huge, frequent explosions.The accents are all over the place, but the performances are good, with Lloyd Bridges on hand as a bearded character actor.
Tommy Lee Jones is quite convincing as a deranged bomber who goes after Jeff Bridges in revenge for betraying him 25 years earlier.Stephen Hopkins uses his fave cinematographer and composer Peter Levy and Alan Silvestri to bring some visual style and a powerful musical score to accompany the action and explosion scenes.
Boston's bomb squad expert Jimmy Dove (Jeff Bridges) is now at his most troubling work in his career.
Jimmy Dove (Jeff Bridges) is a member of the Boston PD bomb squad with a new wife, Kate (Suzy Amis).
Jeff Bridges has a perpetual furrow in his brow, as if trying to figure out what he is doing here, while Oscar-winning Jones is stuck with an Irish accent that could best be described as horrible.
Tommy Lee Jones is kind of one-note as the villain, and not very satisfying, but Jeff Bridges gives depth and credibility to his role, and the supporting cast is above-average.
If i had the option to give this 0/10, i would have.I found it completely stereotypical and insulting to the Irish race in relation to most of Tommy Lee Jones pathetic acting in the "movie".
Do the IRA put people out for bombing innocent people  I think not..hence the word `terrorist'.Jeff Bridges is OK but really just runs round with a furrowed brow all the time.
On at the same time as Speed, in the good ol year of 94, here's another exciting actioner, better for the fact, (although we can't deny Speed was an adrenaline pump filled ride of such electric intensity) we actually see with great insight, how these bomb disposal boys work.
Bridges, plays Jimmy Dove, head of the bomb squad, where we too share the good times away from work, but some tragic moments too (one involving his good friend- Jeff Bridges Senior who can't be diffused in times.
The climax in a near two hour film is intense, some sweat will be pouring of your brow, and when you two great actors like Bridges, me an avid fan of him, and Jones it's makes the experience even more enjoyable and absorbing, which this film is.
Tommy Lee Jones turns out a very sinister character, and conveys the look of who and what his character is supposed to be surprisingly well.A pretty smart film with good internal consistency, it's well worth watching.One minor negative is that there are actions that police characters take that are distinctly inconsistent with how a real PD would operate - those with EMT/law enforcement backgrounds especially may find it breaks suspension of disbelief.
With an all-star cast (Forrest Wittacker, Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones) you would expect at least a decent Boston accent to be thrown around here and there.
Superb cast in Jeff Bridges as a Boston demolition expert with a past and Tommy Lee Jones, his former colleague and recent prison escapee from Ireland aiming to settle an old score.The story is exciting and I liked the set up which covered a significant period of time; Tommy escaping prison and setting himself up in America, Bridges displaying his reckless on the job attitude then getting engaged, married and aiming to retire to teaching.
It was also excellent to see Lloyd Bridges here even if he does play a silly sort of character with a bad accent but nice father/son dynamic.On that note just about everyone in this has a terrible accent, Forest Whitaker is the new "hero" on the bomb squad trying to do a Boston accent, Tommy Lee Jones does a fantastic job as the bad guy but his Irish fades in and out, he seems to be relishing playing this character though, making bombs out of toys, dancing to U2, just maniacal and crazy enough to be super entertaining, funny bad guys are the best.I wouldn't so much call this an action movie as a thriller, there are lots of exciting moments with car ignitions, oven switches and light cords where you are meant to think the bomb is going to go off any second.
Anytime you have a Tommy Lee Jones, Jeff Bridges, Lloyd Bridges & Forrest Whitaker u are going to have a good product & be positively entertained.
This Holds True in This Bomb Disposal Thriller as Tommy Lee Jones has a Field Day as a Maniacal Sociopath with a Sense of Humor (that always helps the entertainment factor).There's a Whole Lot of Irish in This Movie.
It Takes Place in Boston and Both Protagonist (Jeff Bridges) and Antagonist Jones are Former IRA Type Best Friends, but the IRA is Too "Sane" to Contain the Likes of Our "Nutjob" as Lt. Bomb Squad Explains.There is Padding About Secret Identities and Such, but That's Only a Plot Convenience to Add a Bit of Mystery Because the Jist of These Things is Not Such Things in the Jist of These Things.
That Be Ticking Timers, Red and Blue Wires, and the Head to Head Physical and Mental Matchup of Our Two, You Know, Good and Bad Guys.The Movie is a Thrill Ride in the "Speed" (1994) Wave of Such Thrills, but Unlike its Inspirational Other, This One was a Commercial and Critical (please excuse) BOMB.But it's a Good Entertainment that is Helped by the Two Lead Actors, a Good Supporting Cast, Rousing Musical Score, and Explosive SFX.
Tommy Lee Jones and Jeff Bridges were very good.
Stephen Hopkins 1994 action-packed thriller 'Blown Away' easily ranks amongst the better films from that year.
SPOILERS AHEAD- but you don't WANT to watch this anyway.Let's see - Jeff Bridges realizes there is a bomb in the truck, hmm....There are only 75 police officers and 20 firemen around, instead of telling the person next to him - he keeps it ALL to himself, and makes a mad dash run to the truck.He does stop on the way though to way at some helicopters to 'get out of the way' - I'm sure at a distance of 1500 yards they can hear him fine.So, he runs right into the exploding truck.Now, he gets a phone call from Tommy Lee Jones, calling from his daughters bedroom.Now Bridges - again, surrounded by at LEAST 75 policemen - and 2 helicopters mind you - INSTEAD of saying "hey - some nutcase is in my family home in my daughters bedroom, get a car over there ASAP" - oh no.Jeff decides to hop on his motorcycle and TELL NO ONE - once again...
Jeff Bridges was OK in this movie, but Tommy Lee Jones took it way over the top in his role as an IRA terror bomber.
I can't look at Lloyd Bridges without thinking about Flying High.Just like every other role in this movie is only one step away from comic cliché.Only dis ain't funny,just an insult to intelligence.Seriously is there any room in the world for movies like this,cardboard cutout figures on a paint by numbers landscape,in this case Boston,peopled by hotshot bomb squad man Bridges,whose woman does'nt understand his driven past,and a bevy of poorly accented coppers after psycho Jones.I love the way Tommy Lee can masquerade as a cleaner at the bomb squad,wandering in as he feels like it.I'm all for suspension of disbelief in order to drive a plot,and there is nothing worse than listening to nerds enumerating errors throughout a film,but when a film is this facile it makes one feel less charitable..
Jeff Bridges is a bomb squad expert hoping to retire but returns to duty as he goes after an old friend (Tommy Lee Jones) who's on a revenge mission in Boston.
I wont delve into a complete movie commentary, only due to the few words needed to critique this movie.The only positive was the presence of Tommy Lee Jones (TLJ), ever the great villain in any film, i'm sure he'll be kicking himself for agreeing to take this role.
However, the performances by the 2 x Bridges, Whittaker & Amis were terrible.A movie with little or no thought put into its plot, The typical American stereotype of the bomb squad expert, complete with his harley and hawaiian shirt just insult the viewer.
Tommy Lee Jones is not much better, faking a fantastically rotten "Irish" accent that comes and goes as the story progresses.
I was really surprised to read a few other comments on this film praising Tommy Lee Jones' Irish accent - you have got to be kidding !!
Speaking of accents Bridges slips in an out of a rather good Kennedy impersonation throughout the film.The whole Irish bit is unimportant to the main story of a bomber targeting a bomb squad - a novel idea wasted.
Blown Away is a silly movie and Bridges and Jones were looking for easy paydays, Jones especially coming off his The Fugitive accolades.
The movie was senseless, a waste of time, bad music and both Jones and Bridges should be arrested for bad accents.
Terrorist Ryan Gaerity (Tommy Lee Jones) escapes from Castle Gleigh Prison in Northern Ireland and manages to get to Boston.
Lt. Jimmy Dove (Jeff Bridges) is a family man and a member of the Boston police bomb squad.
I like this movie it's fun to watch, great score,good music not bad special effects.
Jeff Bridges is the most underrated actor period and tommy lee jones did a good job again.
diffuser movie that plots Tommy Lee Jones as an eccentric Irish bomb expert(who's the bad guy) against Jeff Bridges as the innocent former comrade who now works for the Boston bomb squad(the good guy) as a diffusion expert.
The new kid on the block, played by Forest Whitaker(who's wasted in this movie), is trying to put all the pieces together because the Jeff Bridges character chooses not to reveal what's going on to his cohorts.
The problem as you can tell, with this movie, is they didn't take the time to tell the story behind the story until it's too late and what's left is just a bad guy killing people and a good guy trying to stop him.
It's one of those movies with too many unnecessary characters and scenes that should have been deleted.I have never seen Tommy Lee Jones, Forrest Whitaker, Lloyd Bridges or Jeff Bridges act as horribly as they do in this movie!
Jones plays a mad bomber and Bridges is a bomb squad member.
Some good scenes here and there, though for a movie called Blown Away there aren't as many explosions as one would think.
Some areas of this film are weak though like the scene where Bridge's wife walks through her house flipping switches and the screen flashes to these scenes where it shows what happens when you turn something on making you think there is a bomb somewhere.
*Jones was also nominated for MTV Movie Awards Best Villain for Blown Away and Batman Forever.The role seems to fit him like a glove.
"Blown Away" 1994 movie bout a bomb squads in Boston.
Then you've got Jeff Bridges with, I don't know, what was that a combo- Irish and Boston Southie accent.
I have to say, I watched this film a little while ago, and while it was a completly rubbish film, it was lent an air or humor by the fact that tommy lee jones and the bridges boys seem to have competition for who can do the worst irish accent in the world.
Terrific acting performances by Jeff Brigdes and Tommy Lee Jones in a contineously thrilling action flick.
Although "Blown Away" is not a masterpiece, it certainly is one of the better action movies around, which still stands strong after several decades since it was first released.Seen it many times now and I keep getting thrilled by ti.This thrilling action story is about a serial bomber (Tommy Lee Jones) who is out to to destroy a former partner in crime (Jeff Bridges).
We were perusing the On Demand list, and saw this title, with Jeff & Lloyd Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones, and Forest Whitaker, and thought it sounded like a great movie.
A minor movie with two seasoned actors, Jeff Bridges as an expert in the Boston Bomb Squad, and Tommy Lee Jones as the Irish bomb expert out for revenge.
2 out of 10Blown Away is a surprisingly awful action film; it never works as a thriller or a character drama, and it's insertion of both elements don't gel together well at all.
Jeff Bridges stars as a cop whose family and friends are threatened by a mad bomber played by Tommy Lee Jones.
Bridges is great as the tortured bomb disposal expert, who has a shady past, hanging around in a hot tub with an old 'Oirish' man and being the all American hero, Bridges is a man you can rely on, when a film isn't that great.Jones on the other hand was in the psycho business at this point in his career (Natural Born Killers, Under Siege), so who better to play the bad guy.
It's the worse depiction of the accent I have ever heard, makes Brad Pitt sound like on of the Corrs.And the fact that he dances around to U2 and drinks a funny looking Guinness, just adds insult.But given that, the story is pretty good, and the set pieces are astonishing, especially the destruction of the boat.Take away the bad stuff, the accents, and Lloyd Bridges who plays nothing more than a leprechaun, you have a very tight enjoyable action thriller that doesn't trouble the brain.Consider plausibility, and you will find a stinker of a movie..
* Terrible * * Below Par * * * Not Bad * * * * Good * * * * * BrilliantWARNING *POSSIBLE SPOILERS*James Dove(Jeff Bridges) works on one of Bostons finest Bomb squads.
With Australian director Stephen Hopkins onboard at the movies helm who had previously directed the dire fifth 'Nightmare on Elm street' flick and with Tommy Lee Jones as an Irish terrorist.
Blown Away starts at Castle Gleigh Prison in Nothern Ireland as convicted terrorist bomber Ryan Gaerity (Tommy Lee Jones) escapes using his explosive know how.
The plot is extremely predictable, routine & by the numbers as the clichéd tough guy hero with a dark past has to save the day on his own playing by his own rules, any number of better action films use this scenario & add that to a script that offers no surprises (good guy wins in the end, bad guy is stopped) & feels like little or no effort has gone into it.For a big budget action thriller Blown Away is really short on action or thrills, there's a decent explosion at the end, a truck is blown up & there's a speeding jeep & that's it.
The acting is poor from a good cast, father & son Jeff & Lloyd Bridges appear here together.Blown Away is a poor action thriller with virtually no action & some poor performances from a decent cast, this is just bad all round really & far too predictable..
Between the boring melodrama, the bad accents, and the goofy portrayal of the mad bomber by Tommy Lee Jones, the nonsensical thriller is poorly put together.
Or how the father (Lloyd Bridges) finds the bad guy (Tommy Lee Jones) plainly and illogically.