Notebook Reviews: RADIO FLYER

Richard Donner – 1992.

Radio Fyler is a solid, though unspectacular fantasy-drama from director Richard Donner and producer Michael Douglas.

This had a troubled production and Donner was drafted in after writer David Mickey Evans had been in production for a couple of weeks. The second half is better than the first, but the fantastical elements don’t really fit alongside the darker brutality. It lacks depth.

A good cast – and a nice Tom Hanks cameo – go a long way to help things, but Radio Flyer feels like it could have been a lot better. A shame – but sometimes these things just don’t work.