Sylvester Stallone's career has had its fair share of ups and downs. However, 'Daylight' is one of those films that sort of sits in the middle of them all. He plays a... actually I never really figured out who Sly played. He's a New York taxi driver who just so happens to used to work for the local government, specialising in tunnels and how to escape them. Actually, I may have sort of exaggerated that, but it's not too far from the truth. Either way, when a massive underground tunnel collapses, killing hundreds of civilians and trapping others, he's the only guy to go in there and get them out.
I suppose the reason 'Daylight' is never rated as highly as Rocky, or Cliffhanger, or any of Sly's other more successful films, is that it's a 'disaster movie' rather than an action movie. Normally we watch Stallone punch and shoot his way through hordes of bad guys. Here, the 'bad guy' is the situation. Nothing wrong with that and, in fact, Daylight is a pretty solid little disaster movie. But it's the type that you can go out and make a cup of tea in and you won't really miss too much when you get back.
The supporting cast Sly's down there to rescue are all pretty forgettable and, dare I say it, a bit like a bus-load of clichés. There's a love interest for Sly crowbarred in just for the sake of it and the obligatory 'hard ass government worker' up above who wants to put profit over people's lives.
If you like 'disaster movies' you can certainly do worse than this one (although you could probably also do better as well!). It's a very middle-of-the-road affair – the sort of movie you may find on TV one night and just sit through because there's nothing else on. It's no classic, but if you're not expecting anything too amazing you should quite enjoy it.
It's also about a million times better than 'Volcano' if that helps at all!
I suppose the reason 'Daylight' is never rated as highly as Rocky, or Cliffhanger, or any of Sly's other more successful films, is that it's a 'disaster movie' rather than an action movie. Normally we watch Stallone punch and shoot his way through hordes of bad guys. Here, the 'bad guy' is the situation. Nothing wrong with that and, in fact, Daylight is a pretty solid little disaster movie. But it's the type that you can go out and make a cup of tea in and you won't really miss too much when you get back.
The supporting cast Sly's down there to rescue are all pretty forgettable and, dare I say it, a bit like a bus-load of clichés. There's a love interest for Sly crowbarred in just for the sake of it and the obligatory 'hard ass government worker' up above who wants to put profit over people's lives.
If you like 'disaster movies' you can certainly do worse than this one (although you could probably also do better as well!). It's a very middle-of-the-road affair – the sort of movie you may find on TV one night and just sit through because there's nothing else on. It's no classic, but if you're not expecting anything too amazing you should quite enjoy it.
It's also about a million times better than 'Volcano' if that helps at all!