Kevin Bacon is a personal favourite of mine and I personally feel a very underrated actor. The man can even make a mediocre movie more enjoyable. It's fun to see him playing such an asshole here, although even when he plays a good guy, you can't help but feel like he's up to something. Even in My Dog Skip I kept waiting for him to eat that dog. There's just something about the guy, but I love him and he is great here.
Meryl is of course great as well, with a role that is a lot more down to earth than the one in A Cry in the Dark. However if you pay close attention to her arms, she is fucking ripped in this movie. She clearly got extremely into shape for this movie and it really shows. I don't know how Kevin Bacon isn't terrified by the mere sight of these arms. It's also pretty cool to see a younger John C. Reilly in this movie. Overall a very solid cast.
The movie starts out a lot slower than I remember, taking over half of the film before the plot really kicks in and the bad guys are revealed. I mean we already know Kevin Bacon is bad, not just because all the plot outlines told us, but because it's fucking Kevin Bacon. Streep should have known the second she laid eyes on him he was trouble, and then she should have torn him in half with her beefy monster arms.
However even though things get off to a slow start, the movie is never boring. Plus once they actually start hitting up the rapids, it's pretty awesome. The whole thing could have been a big green screen mess (and I'm sure it would be if the movie were to be released today) but it looks great. You can clearly tell they actually put some people out in those rapids, and in many shots it's the real actors. It really adds a lot to the movie and makes the whole thing much more exciting.
That's about all I have to say about this one. It's a fun thriller and one that holds up surprisingly well even after 15 years.
7/10
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