This often grisly; arguably racist movie stars Kevin Costner as a U.S. Navy pilot who is the improbable friend of a powerful; vaguely criminal Mexican millionaire (Anthony Quinn). While visiting the latter on his estate; Costner's character has an affair with his host's gorgeous young wife (Madeline Stowe); for which he is almost beaten to death and the wife mutilated and turned into a junkie prostitute (nice; eh?). The hero seeks retaliation; and you may want the same against director Tony Scott; who makes the navy sequences look like beefcake excerpts from his earlier hit film; Top Gun. However; if you can stand the garishness; then perhaps the extreme violence won't be too bothersome; either. But expect a rough time either way. --Tom Keogh

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