In a story that seems closer to reality, where that story tells about the firefighter and his brother who suffer during that occupation. The story began as the novice firefighter tries to earn respect for his older brother and other firefighters as he participates in a new mission to investigate a series of fires that have always taken place. It seems that this work will take an active look at the lives of these individuals and their confrontations with the serious business, especially in the field of fireworks and others.
Visually speaking, the film does pretty well with fire-as-spectacle, less well with everything else (Howard tends to trot out fuzzy-toned Spielbergian backlighting on any pretext).
The spectacular fire sequences, which must have been hellish to film, are powerfully enveloping on screen, thanks especially to the eerie effect of the title.
rec.arts.movies.reviews
September 10, 2015
Ron Howard's film is one of smoke-eaters, crispers, and torches... and it bestows a renewed respect on a profession all too often taken for granted.
