Stephen Baldwin used to be an amazing action actor. Recently, he found religion and declared he would no longer act in films that offered sex and violence! What a shame!
Baldwin has a certain swagger, an arrogance, that typifies his tough-guy roles. Unlike brother Alec, who is more of a looker, Stephen walks bow-legged like a rugged cowboy and stares stoically like a fearless warrior at his enemies.
Scarred City is a very, very entertaining film. It's about police corruption. The bad cops, led by the always-effective-bully-type, Chas Parminteri, blackmail the good cop, Baldwin, into joining their vigilante hit squad. Baldwin rebels....and then the fun begins!
No spoiler, but I might say that pretty Tia Carrere goes on the lam with Stephen. Just watch 'em take on the baddies. Great shoot-em-up scenes complement a stellar cast and some fine gangster grit. Not for the faint-hearted. There's no small quantity of folks succumbing to the barrages of bullets.
The city is indeed scarred. But the film is not. Except maybe the ending. I'll leave that one up to you, dear readers.
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