Blu-ray Review – Dead Boyz Can’t Fly

An office building has been taken over by madmen, and the only hope anyone’s got…isn’t John McClane. Would you settle for a janitor with severe PTSD and behavioral issues? 1992’s “Dead Boyz Can’t Fly” isn’t a “Die Hard” knockoff (the action classic was actually in release during production), but it’s in the same neighborhood at times, putting director Howard Winters (a.k.a. adult film vet Cecil Howard) to work creating screen tension as an unlikely hero summons the courage to take on armed punks looking to steal a fortune. The central idea is there, but “Dead Boyz Can’t Fly” isn’t focused on conflict. Winters aims strictly for chaos with this endeavor, fully investing in grimy acts of viciousness and screamed performances, seemingly hoping to address America’s issue with aggression by submitting a loosely defined understanding of hostility that’s mostly out to test viewer patience. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com