Wild Thing (1987)
4/10
Mild Thing.....
14 July 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Robert Davi and the guy who plays a crooked cop in a everything he's in, kills two hippy types after they pick up a hitchhiker who is wanted for something or another.

Turns out there was a little child in the van, and he ends up being looked after by some kindly old bag lady. She gets gangrene in her leg and dies, and he's left to fend for himself...

Should have been a slice of pure campy fun, and seeing Davis name on the credits excited me all the more, but unfortunately, despite flashes of genius, its boring, and the titular character is far from wild.

I was expecting some sort of violent comic book Grindhouse movie, a little like a semi serious Kick Ass, but instead, we get a hero who watches people make out, steal fruit, and look bewildered for the majority of the film.

Quintana plays the main heroine, but she is giving very little to do, other than get captured by Davi, or stand there looking bewildered.

There is a lot of bewilderment going on in this film, but very little else.
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