Rating: PG13
Genre:
Action
Theatrical Release: 05/18/1990(USA)
Release Date: 07/21/1998
SubTitles: Espanol/English
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DDS
Run Time: 111 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Brief Nudity, Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
The can't-miss teaming of
Mel Gibson and
Goldie Hawn is squandered on a clumsy, illogical romantic melodrama. Running across her old boyfriend
Gibson at a Wisconsin gas station,
Hawn is astounded that he seems not to recognize her. How could she have known that
Gibson was put into the Witness Relocation Program after testifying against a homicidal mob boss (say, don't they usually alter your appearance when they put you in that program?) Curious over
Gibson's furtive behavior,
Hawn unknowingly sets herself up as a target for the bad guys. The whole affairs culminates in an after-hours showdown at a zoo (a plot device vastly improved upon in the 1996
Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle
Eraser). While
Bird on a Wire admittedly has its moments of enjoyment, most of the film is on a par with
Gibson's embarrassing, homophobic scene with a pair of epicine hairdressers. And whoever heard of the Chinatown section of Racine, Wisconsin?
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
;)
