Since such a unit consists of 20 firefighters, we’re not about to get to know many of the men very well the well-wrought script by Ken Nolan ( Black Hawk Down and - ahem - Transformers: The Last Knight) and Eric Warren Singer ( American Hustle) decides to principally concentrate on the most capable, Supe, who has what seems like a great marriage to feisty, loving Amanda ( Jennifer Connelly), a horse whisperer for battered steeds, and the least likely to succeed, Brendan “Donut” McDonough ( Miles Teller). A table-setting scene of the men at work provides vivid evidence of the amazing rapidity with which wildfires can spread, and also serves as a springboard for Supe’s crew to win acceptance into the elite of firefighters. ![]() However variable and volatile they may have been off-duty, they were Medal of Honor material on the job.Īt first, the outfit overseen by “Supe” (as in superintendent) Eric Marsh ( Josh Brolin in absolute top form) aren’t yet in the major leagues of firefighting they’re a Prescott, Arizona, municipal team trying to crack through to cherished “hotshots” status. They were mostly gung ho, can-do types with a penchant for horsing around and downing a few brewskies, but all that would immediately be put aside when danger called. ![]() The members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots were all just regular guys, but they were also members of a true elite, the creme-de-la-creme of a fraternity of men who risked their lives containing fast-spreading wildfires.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |