Ladyhawke Movie Review
Ladyhawke Review
"Ladyhawke" Overview
Rating: PG-13
1985
Cast and Crew
Director : Richard DonnerProducer : Richard Donner,Lauren Shuler Donner
Screenwiter : Edward Khmara,Michael Thomas,Tom Mankiewicz,David Webb Peoples
Starring : Matthew Broderick,Rutger Hauer,Michelle Pfeiffer,Leo McKern,John Wood,Ken Hutchison,Alfred Molina
Setting aside the hamfisted Alan Parsons score and Rutger Hauer's equally hammy performance, Ladyhawke is a fine little fantasy based on a timeless tale. A curse has caused Hauer and his lover (Michelle Pfeiffer) to never cross paths -- he turns into a wolf at night, she turns into a hawk by day. Matthew Broderick -- who redeems the film completely for any of its datedness -- plays the thief who aids the pair in exacting revenge on an evil bishop (John Wood, reunited with Broderick from WarGames). Moody and quite dark, this is a great movie for a sleepy Sunday afternoon.
Reviewer: Christopher Null
