![]() ![]() ![]() that part could have been beefed up a bit. The film could have delved more into his reasons for hating Hawke. He seems to much like a comic-strip villain. ![]() Robert Loggia's role could have been fleshed out a little more. That doesn't mean he didn't acquit himself nicely in the film. We won't leave the movie shaking our heads at his incredible,precocious talent. David Mendenhall agreeably plays the part of Mike with the combination of distrust, arrogance and vulnerability you would expect from someone his age who went thru what he did. And the movie has a great "training" montage complete with great song that will remind you of what was so good about the Rocky films. There is a bond that slowly forms between him and his son. His character never seems too slight or well, too Over the top. it is conveyed by a sure delivery from Stallone. You care because you sense how much HE cares. He plays the part of a truck driver coping with the new experience of getting to know his twelve-year-old son for the first time quite well. Most of the credit for this has to go to Sylvester Stallone. You care about what happens to Hawke and his son. You get swept up in the film's good vibes. But somehow, you find yourself watching despite whatever 'good judgment' you think you might have regarding the cinema. Sure, it can get corny, old-fashioned, far-fetched (the gate-crashing scene, fun and unbelievable.) The movie sorta plays like a cross between Highway to Heaven and THe A-Team.
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