A rookie firefighter tries to earn the respect of his older brother and other firefighters while taking part in an investigation of a string of arson/murders. This detailed look into the duties and private lives of firemen naturally features widespread pyrotechnics and special effects.... (Full plot summary below)
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A rookie firefighter tries to earn the respect of his older brother and other firefighters while taking part in an investigation of a string of arson/murders. This detailed look into the duties and private lives of firemen naturally features widespread pyrotechnics and special effects.
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| VarietyVariety StaffVisually, pic often is exhilarating, but it's shapeless and dragged down by corny, melodramatic characters and situations. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDavid N. ButterworthRon Howard's film is one of smoke-eaters, crispers, and torches... and it bestows a renewed respect on a profession all too often taken for granted. |
| DVDTalk.comDavid CorneliusBackdraft may not be a very good movie, but it sure is great entertainment. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanFire, as this movie makes clear, is nothing if not photogenic, and Howard has done a beautiful job of conjuring both its danger and its deceptive, primal beauty. |
| NetflixJames RocchiThe three separate elements don't quite gel, but the overall experience is still a fine bit of moviemaking. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeTypical over-produced, lowest-common-denominator Ron Howard film |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWhat I regret is that all of the expertise lavished on this movie couldn't have been put at the service of a more intelligent story about real firemen, real working conditions, real heroism, and the real craft and art of fire-fighting. |
| MovieholeClint MorrisBlazingly good cinema...the performances first rate, the action, never lets up |
| New York TimesJanet MaslinThe spectacular fire sequences, which must have been hellish to film, are powerfully enveloping on screen, thanks especially to the eerie effect of the title. |
| Baltimore SunLou CedroneThe story line is not always discernible, but the special effects are spectacular throughout. |
