Scott says Gene Seymour films were adrenaline shots injected into the audience . He says scholars will see them as emblematic of jittery Washington mindset at dawn of 21st century . He says films ' protagonists -- U.S. , Cruise among them -- faced impossible deadlines . Seymour : Few could orchestrate maddening elements into metal rock flow like Tony Scott .
Gene Seymour says Tony Scott films were adrenaline shots injected into the audience . He says scholars will see them as emblematic of jittery U.S. mindset at dawn of 21st century . He says films ' protagonists -- Washington , Cruise among them -- faced impossible deadlines . Seymour : Few could orchestrate maddening elements into metal rock flow like Scott .