Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones star in a cop thriller about revenge and the past.

Set in Boston, Jimmy Dove (Bridges) is verging on retirement from the Bomb Squad following his marriage to Kate (Suzy Amis). Unfortunately, Dove’s past comes calling for him in the form of Ryan Gaerity (Jones) an IRA extremist with a love for explosives.

The pair worked together in Ireland, Jimmy having been recruited by Ryan, but when Jimmy interfered with a bombing attempt causing the death of friends and fellow fighters Jimmy ran to America and his uncle (Lloyd Bridges) and Ryan was arrested.

Now Ryan is loose, and he’s in Boston, ready to exact revenge.

A revenge that seems to include taking out members of Jimmy’s bomb squad, and possibly his new family as well.

Included among the cast is Forest Whitaker as the new member of Diposal who believes that Jimmy knows who the bomber is and why the unit is in the crosshairs.

With a score by Alan Silvestri, this one works really well. I hadn’t seen it since the mid-90s, I mostly enjoyed it then, but watching it now for the first time in decades, I really enjoyed it this time out. Bridges and Jones are both fantastic, Hopkins crafts some really tense sequences.

I think this one has gotten better with time and there’s some solid performances throughout. Whitaker is fantastic, and hey look! there’s Cuba Gooding Jr. as well.

As Ryan goes after Jimmy with a vengeance, taking as much as he can from his former comrade, the bomb disposal officer gets closer and closer to breaking. And both actors bring that personal battle to vivid life.

Will Jimmy be able to stop Ryan and put his past to bed for good? And will he be able to stop the bomb that puts Kate and countless others in jeopardy?

I quite like the climax of the film, and was delighted to catch a glimpse of master composer John Williams conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Blown Away is a solid fast-moving film that works really well today, and features some great actors looking great and turning in solid performances.

I saw this one in the theaters and picked one up previously-viewed on VHS back in the day. but leaving it behind and then coming back to it a few decades later makes for a fantastic, and entertaining watch.

And honestly, who doesn’t like Jeff Bridges?