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HUDSON HAWK - REVIEW

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One of those big 90's flops which rarely gets talked about is Bruce Willis-starring action comedy Hudson Hawk , a film which not only lost a bomb at the box-office upon its release but pretty much universally confounded audiences. Misunderstood cult classic or deserved failure? The answer, funnily enough, seems to be both! Yes Hudson Hawk is indeed something of a cult gem in that there aren't many other films quite like it and its rather unique approach remains fascinating to this day. It's one of those oddities like The Adventures Of Pluto Nash or that Rocky and Bullwinkle movie where you "get" what they're trying to do and appreciate some of what they're trying to do yet still acknowledge it doesn't work. These are action comedies with cartoonish, old-fashioned vibes and they are admittedly fun in parts but these are also quite niche meaning that spending bazillions of dollars on them was and is folly. It doesn't help that Hudson