Eraser

release year: 1996
genre: action/adventure
viewing setting: home DVd, 5/13/07 and 1/13/98 and theater, summer 1996

synopsis: A star Witness Relocation agent must protect a young woman who has stumbled across a government-backed superweapon arms deal with the Russian mafia.

impressions: This movie has a lot of great elements: Ah-nold, espionage, treachery, gunfights, skydiving, super-guns that can shoot through anything, and giant alligators! It's a solid action/spy type of movie, and never really slows down.

things to watch for: A rather long chase through a building, some traffic, a hotel, and ultimately, toward a rooftop.

something this movie has that no other movie has: Multiple giant alligators on the loose.

acting: Arnold turns in a better-than-average performance as the Eraser, while James Caan is a good bad guy. Vanessa Williams also does well, showing us that she can act, fight, etc.

final word: Solid action movie, and Arnold's return to glory in the 1990s.

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