Review of The Last of the Finest

The fact that this film even touched upon the Iran-Contra scandal in the 1980's (It was meant for release in 89) and it actually saw time in the theaters is a minor miracle in itself. However, the script didn't lean nearly hard enough into the substance. That was most likely a studio requirement. The cast, especially Dennehy and Paxton showed star power before they had it. Early on, Paxton is so full of life and likeable that you kind of know he's go to go in order to drive his compadres' motivation to go after the bad guys. It works exactly as it should have thanks to hi performance. The film's meager budget and the fact an true action veteran was not helming the picture hurt it from that angle but it carries the day as a truly solid watch. Fahey and Joey Pants were excellent and about as sympathetic as they are ever permitted to be onscreen. I can't say that this is among the all time greats among the good cops versus a corrupt system genre and the post-"Lethal Weapon" blues guitar score really dates it at times but I would highly recommend action fans checking it out. It is a helluva lot better than the appearing on free streaming services status it's been relegated to these days.