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Hero (1992)

Rate: 8
Viewed: 10/23

10/23: For Hero, it's Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo's chance to be a hero, but he totally throws it away because he's too much of a cynical asshole to care.

Instead, Andy Garcia's character gets the chance to shine in his place by merely hearing his story of how the airline crash went down. That being said, he looks better for public relations, but who knows about his background and how he ended up being homeless? Yeah, he certainly looks presidential given the silly idealistic crap he spouts.

Of course, it's the story that's the winner, evoking some of the traditional elements from Frank Capra's pictures. Having Dustin Hoffman on board does help, but his character is annoying. For the longest time, I wasn't sure if it's Chevy Chase, and his name didn't get mentioned in the opening or closing credits, but it's actually him, nevertheless. At any rate, he should've done more roles like it to keep his career going.

All in all, no matter how annoying Dustin Hoffman is, Hero works because of the story.

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