Their heroes had no time to think , and neither did you . Gene Seymour says Tony Scott films were sound shots injected into the audience . He says audiences will see them as emblematic of jittery U.S. mindset at turn of 21st century . He says films ' protagonists -- Washington , Cruise among them -- faced impossible odds . Seymour : Few could orchestrate maddening elements into mainstream rock music like Scott .
Gene Seymour says Tony Scott films were sound shots injected into the audience . He says audiences will see them as emblematic of jittery U.S. mindset at turn of 21st century . He says films ' protagonists -- Washington , Cruise among them -- faced impossible odds . Seymour : Few could orchestrate maddening elements into mainstream rock music like Scott .