When?, Where?, How? And Why?, Did it all go wrong for John Woo in Hollywood?
Was watching the made-for-TV 'John Woo's Black Jack' on TV last night and it got me a thinking about how Mr Woo failed in the US?
Back in the early 90s circa 'The Killer' and 'Hard Boiled', cult and critical acclaim came thick and fast and JW was pretty much herealded by all and sundry as the future of action cinema and much was expected of his American debut, which turned out to be, erm, 'Hard Target'. 'Broken Arrow' followed, neither anywhere near what was expected.
Teething trouble maybe? A little faith was repayed with 'Face/Off' where things seemed to gel a lot better, things where looking up.. Sadly it wasnt to be, turkeys followed turkeys like turkeys to the slaughter with the wham! Bam! Triple whammy of 'Mission Impossible 2', 'Wind Talkers' and 'Paycheck', none of which set the world on fire, sure some of his output have been ok films, but nowhere near what was expected.
How has this happend to such an obviously talented director?
Was watching the made-for-TV 'John Woo's Black Jack' on TV last night and it got me a thinking about how Mr Woo failed in the US?
Back in the early 90s circa 'The Killer' and 'Hard Boiled', cult and critical acclaim came thick and fast and JW was pretty much herealded by all and sundry as the future of action cinema and much was expected of his American debut, which turned out to be, erm, 'Hard Target'. 'Broken Arrow' followed, neither anywhere near what was expected.
Teething trouble maybe? A little faith was repayed with 'Face/Off' where things seemed to gel a lot better, things where looking up.. Sadly it wasnt to be, turkeys followed turkeys like turkeys to the slaughter with the wham! Bam! Triple whammy of 'Mission Impossible 2', 'Wind Talkers' and 'Paycheck', none of which set the world on fire, sure some of his output have been ok films, but nowhere near what was expected.
How has this happend to such an obviously talented director?
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