Review: Nighthawks
International terrorist Wulfgar (Rutger Hauer) sets about making a name for himself and his organisation wreaking havoc in New York City. In response, a counter-terrorist unit headed by Interpol’s Hartman (Nigel Davenport) looks to recruit street-wise NYC cops like Deke DaSilva (Sly Stallone) and Matthew Fox (Billy Dee Williams) and train them in counter-terrorism. Lindsay Wagner plays Deke’s main squeeze, Persis Khambatta plays one of Wulfgar’s most devoted cohorts. The kind of solid, enjoyable film that you get the sense could’ve been even better if not for its leading man. Even if you don’t pay much to the story co-star Rutger Hauer tells in his autobiography about the shooting of this 1981 terrorist thriller, watching the film you can’t help but feel Sly Stallone is keeping it from being even better than it is. And believe me, it’s pretty damn good and quite tense and exciting at times. I get that Stallone’s character has gone through marital issues, but the actor spends ...