Verdict
Summary
A very down to earth men’s adventure-type action drama with a sexy performance by star Brosnan, who was still a few years away from 007, Taffin is the sort of thing Burt Reynolds was doing at the time in movies like Malone on a modest budget. It works, but it’s no doozy. If you’re a fan of Brosnan, your points will go up for the movie despite how simple it is.
Plot:
A debt collector in a small Irish community gets himself in over his head when he goes up against a cadre of land developers who plan on building a nuclear plant in town.
Review:
Born and raised in a small Irish village, debt collector Mark Taffin (Pierce Brosnan) has long held a certain sense of respectability amongst the townsfolk, and most people know that when Taffin comes to collect, it’s time to pay up or face his wrath. A formidable fighter and a lady killer, Taffin is pretty much a happy-go-lucky rogue, but when a group of wealthy businessmen and land developers plan on building a nuclear power plant in the village, the community tries to rise up in protest but only find pain and suffering when the cadre strong arms anyone who resists into silence. They turn to Taffin to help them, and since his rule of thumb is to never get personally involved with anyone, he breaks his own rules and tries to help the people in town to fight back, but when he’s disgraced by the wealthy landowners he’s stunned when the community turn their backs on him. With his new girlfriend (played by Alison Doody who was in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade next), Taffin has to muster every ounce of his cunning to clear his name and plan a stunning bit of revenge against the corrupt group of men who want to transform the village into their nuclear waste toilet.
A very down to earth men’s adventure-type action drama with a sexy performance by star Brosnan, who was still a few years away from 007, Taffin is the sort of thing Burt Reynolds was doing at the time in movies like Malone on a modest budget. It works, but it’s no doozy. If you’re a fan of Brosnan, your points will go up for the movie despite how simple it is. Doody is an attractive co-star, and it would’ve been cool to see a little sequel to this. From director Francis Megahy.
Kino Lorber’s new Blu-ray edition of Taffin is a clear and noticeable upgrade from the previous DVD from MGM. The high definition transfer is nice, and while there are no bonus features, I recommend this release for posterity alone.
