Quicksilver (1986)
5/10
The Vidiot Reviews
26 December 2012
Quicksilver

The worst part of riding your bike to work is getting your necktie caught in the spokes.

Luckily, the bipedal commuter in this thriller no longer has to wear the potential hazard around his throat.

When hotshot stock-trader Jack (Kevin Bacon) loses millions in a bad deal that he setup, he quits and retreats from the market in disgrace.

To make ends meet, he becomes a bike messenger, delivering vital documents at breakneck speeds through the same traffic congestion he once idled in.

Along the way, her falls for a fellow biker (Jami Gertz) and gets into hot water with an unsavory character (Laurence Fishburne) thanks to his scheming co-worker (Paul Rodriguez).

While it has a rocking soundtrack to accompanying its surprisingly striking bike riding sequences, the bulk of Quicksilver's story has square wheels that go nowhere.

Incidentally, the second most popular career choice of failed stock-traders is suicide victim. (Yellow Light)

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