Rob Cohen Daylight

Rob Cohen (born March 12, 1949) directed Daylight (1996), coming to the project after completing Dragonheart (1996). He had established himself with Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) and would later direct The Fast and the Furious (2001), which launched one of the most commercially successful franchises in film history. Cohen's directorial style emphasizes large-scale practical action sequences — a tendency fully expressed in Daylight's full-scale tunnel set at Cinecitta Studios. (wikipedia)

Cohen originally wanted Nicolas Cage for the role of Kit Latura, but Universal executives preferred Stallone's commercial viability over Cage's reputation as a "character actor." (wikipedia)

James Berardinelli noted that Cohen's strengths and weaknesses as a director were clearly visible in Daylight: he excels with stunts and spectacle but struggles with character development between action sequences. (reelviews)