Flashback (1990)

Don't listen to the negative reviews

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

**SPOILERS**Somewhere in here, no doubt. This movie is an excellent companion to "The Big Fix"; if you wanna remember certain parts of the middle 60s to the middle 70s. It's actually a helleva lotta fun if you just turn off you're infernal yuppie logic, and enjoy good acting, and the fact that FINALLY somebody had the brains to see how good Hopper was (R.I.P., Dennis). In "Easy Rider", he played a self-centered fink turned decent chap who was doomed no matter what. In this film, he plays a retired radical who does to an F.B.I. agent, what Wyatt did to Billy in E.R.. i.e., made him like someone else besides himself.If you are lucky enough to see it, remember it's called Flashback for a reason. Carol Kane plays the sweetest unreconstructed hippie princess I've ever seen, and also try to overlook the fact that Buckner's (Free) resentment toward his parents is nuts. He bemoans how difficult it was to be a "hippie Kid" - Hunnh??? EVERYBODY in California was a "Hippie Kid". And shooting the handcuffs to set Huey (Dennis) free?? Why? He didn't have a key? Again, Hunnh?? Forget all that. It's a neat little feel good film, and one that all us Ex- Sixtyites can enjoy on the merits of a fun flashback to our youth.

This movie has a number of great actors, and a plot that is quite interesting, with lot of opportunities for development. Unfortunately almost every sequence in the movie has to be interrupted by a camera view of a moving vehicle of some kind, together with loud popular music that distracts from what is going on. The film never manages to convince the viewer of the reality that is facing any of the characters, and just pretends like these things can happen without repercussions. There are a few fun moments, which are enough to get you to the end of the movie, but it is likely you're better of watching something else.

this film had all the makings of a pretty boring film. it turned out to be much better than i thought. keifer sutherland plays a straight man, with an intresting past which when revealed. turns the story around. dennis hopper plays his well as usual. and keifer continues to amaze me for playing the "nice" guy. diffrent than his usual killer role he usually plays. overall a good film. worth catching on cable. hopper plays a hippie on the run that's caught and sutherland is the FBI agent in charge to bring him to spokane to serve his jail time. they get as far as oregon, and that's where sutherland's escort goes bad. hopper escapes and sutherland is confused for hopper by a cop wannabe senator. after clearing that up , then comes the chase , capture and....well you should see the rest on your own. it has some great twists. enjoy

After a month of monotonous plots, this movie is refreshingly different. The characters are not predictable, the plot takes some interesting twists, you know the characters are going to survive until one of them dies. The dialog is thought-provoking, especially for this old hawk who has had time to think about the 60's and the issues that were involved.