there be a simple recipe in the late 1980 early 1990 for the common action film representtake one part flaw hero ( preferably divorce and a heavy smoker and drinker ) and mix in their defiance for authority figure and add one part tragic family history ( the loss of a child work best ) and add corrupt politician and stir with mix of gratuitous violence set to a heavy electric guitar musical score and and serve with plenty of one liner preferably after a death or tense moment have pass . 1992 live wire follow this recipe to the exact measurement . pierce bronson play danny oneill and a member of the fbi bomb squad that stumble on a plot consisting of corrupt senator and a new form of explosive that be in the form of drinking water when mixed with acidity of the human stomach and one become a walking time bomb that even the strong alka seltzer wouldn not cure . danny have have a rough year . his only daughter die in a swimming pool accident and his wife leave him ( for a senator no less do not see that come . ) and and now he work his job utter such unique catchphrase a man and i love monday . but when danny be assign to a job of investigate a rash of murder politician where no trigger device be evident in the debris and danny soon fear for his wife safety and and thus his extra incentive to bring the bad guy to justice . yawn . live wire be helm by perennial television director christian duguay ( million dollar baby and joan of arc ) and and it be the advice of this reviewer that he stick to that forum . and it not that the premise of this movie be so awful and it actually the opposite . i be intrigue of the notion of body be use a bomber and but duguay do not seem to know where to take the story or character outside of the normal formulaic routine . he doesn not even try . throw into the mix be ron silver ( timecop and blue steel ) and and ben cross ( chariot of fire ) who just waste time and be less interesting than the robot they use to assess bomb threat . it would have be interest to see what the movie could have be in the hand of a more seasoned or focused director . as bad a live wire be and it be still good than other film release in the same decade like tango and cash or raw deal . i would tell you how the film end and but i would not want to ruin the surprise . i will leave you wonder if our hero will get back with his wife once he expose the senator and whether anyone will fall from a great height onto a sharp object or wait for it if the final bomb will be defuse in the nick of time . finally and one postscript . at the beginning of the film and we read that last decade 3 and 600 life be take due to terrorist act around the world and but due to american stable political system and the u. s. have be safe until now . somehow in this post 9/11 world and i bet christian duguay would want that one back for a re write .