Another blast from the past. It’s not exactly Peak Arnie but I was most surprised by how entertaining Eraser (1996) was. It has all your rudimentary action and the one-liners, but it does have an edge to it – government corruption, the technocrats and big business once again going all out to be utter horror shows. It’s a recurring theme. The Governator is great in this, and a much better actor than folk give him credit for. You believe him in every role because of his sincerity and commitment; he’s not going to be the leading man in a Merchant-Ivory acting job but he’d probably excel as an Austrian butler on work experience.
He shoots an alligator (it might be a crocodile, I don’t know the difference) in a zoo and his catchphrase is exactly as I would have scripted it: “You’re luggage.”
And what happened to Vanessa Williams? She’s a legit babe in this and with acting chops thrown into the mix. Eraser: Part II?
Wanderings and ... wonderings. 