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Simple, But Wonderful Movie
I was sort of expecting a lot of action with fireman running in an putting out blazing infernos, rescuing folks from impossibly singed buildings, but what I end up seeing in this movie, was a genuine and emotional tribute to not only Baltimore's finest firefighters, but firefighters all over our US of A. As we still all take them sort of for granted and just how dangerous their jobs really are. Joaquin Phoenix was great as a firefighter who's trapped with no hope of really being resuced, who looks over his life as a firefighter from the first day he arrived up to the point where he's at current in that blazing inferno which is about to blow at any minute. The movie really focused more on the comraderie of the firefighters, which was a good thing considering that they seem to spend more time with each other than their own families, and in essence, are all each other have during the dangerous calls they must respond to regularly. John Travolta was his usual self as the fire chief. He was witty, funny, and emotionally powerful. Robert Patrick and Morris Chestnut were also very good. The movie also focused on the strain being a firefighter puts on their families as well. The DVD extras was also great. There are even extras that interview actual Baltimore firefighters and you can see the love they have for they do cuz the money as usual is just not enough for what they do to protect us. Good Film.
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