Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7936 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-05-02
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Spanish
• Dubbed in: Czech, German, Hungarian
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 110 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
This echo of 1970s disaster films stars Sylvester Stallone as the disgraced former head of New York City's Emergency Medical Services, a loser who is nevertheless a compulsive rescuer of people in danger. When the Holland Tunnel is sealed off after a fiery explosion and car passengers are trapped within, he goes inside and leads a group of survivors (a mixed group allegorically representing America's diversity) through all manner of pestilence toward safety. Directed by the imaginative Rob Cohen (Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story), Daylight finds Stallone outrageously (and to almost campy effect) pushing the envelope of his martyr persona to near-religious levels. He throws himself, quite literally, into this part and between that entertainment factor and the unnervingly convincing effects, this is a pretty watchable film.--Tom Keogh

Special Features
1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
Czech\German\Hungarian
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English German\Dolby Digital Surround Czech Hungarian
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital Surround
Production Notes
Cast And Filmmakers Biographies
Theatrical Trailer
Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\Norwegian\Spanish

Synopsis
An explosive traffic accident traps hundreds of commuters in a collapsing tunnel beneath the icy waters of the Hudson River. With the river bearing down on them, the panicked survivors struggle to free themselves. Only Kit Latura (Sylvester Stallone), the shamed former head of Emergency Medical Services, can help them escape their watery crypt.

Customer Reviews

The Forgotten Disaster Movie
In the late 1990's there was a small spat of disaster movies that all came out with about a year of eachother. Daylight is the (unjustly) forgotten one which gives us a group of people trapped in an underwater tunnel following a toxic explosion. Making matters worse the place is falling apart around them and waters gradually seeping in.

While Stallone actually contains himself quite well for his role, its the lead female whom makes the film for me. Amy Brenneman is completely believable with her fear, annoyance and disbelief in her situation and makes the journey very entertaining. The stunts are good and the effects are done well - although I have noticed in the big explosion - no one is actually in any of the cars that get blown up!

Overall its an enjoyable action/disaster film that doesn't try to be moralistic and just provides good old fashioned popcorn fun and there's nothing wrong with that!

UNBELIEVABLE
Sorry Sylvester, the story didn't work.

The Manhatten Island road tunnel gets plugged at both ends, following a multiple pile-up and a series of explosions. That in itself seemed a bit far-fetched, but then the river above starts to leak into the tunnel.

You'd have been best to stay in bed that morning, having survived huge explosions, only to potentially drown and then to suffer Sly's acting.

Sly comes to the rescue from dissused vents and shafts above the tunnel. He saves the day after much terror and catastrophy.

BIG pinch of salt at the ready.

Quick Reviews!
Since everyone was making disaster movies in those days, and being trapped underground in the sewers wasn't a subject that had been tackled yet, Daylight was made.

Stallone is an ex fire fighter, trapped with a group of people in a big tunnel, under threat from fire, water, and an imminent explosion which would destroy the section they are in. The film follows the reactions of the different characters, as they struggle with the loss of family members and of each other, with panic, and with the attempt to escape. The stunts and effects are pretty good, the script and plot are adequate, but the characters are likable enough so that we want to know who gets out and who dies. It's Stallone's movie, and he does well in the role playing hero rather than action star, Danielle Harris is excellent as always but has little to do, and Viggo is wildly different from his LOTR character, being a self interested false hero. A decent soundtrack help the movie, but it's just another attempted summer blockbuster. Not a bad film, and worth watching. The DVD has few extras, but snap this up if your a Stallone fan, or if you're after some effective action at a cheap price