Critic Reviews
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Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Neither jokes nor fast, flashy action can completely distract audiences from the failure to establish an authentic, rather than a purely conventional connection between Nolte and Murphy.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
All in all, a superior genre piece, if not the height of Hill's artistry.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie's story is nothing to write home about. It's pretty routine. What makes the movie special is how it's made. Nolte and Murphy are good, and their dialogue is good, too -- quirky and funny.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
[It] is more memorable for its characters than for its high style, more a series of energetic scenes than a collection of handsome imagery. It has life, ferocity and humor in place of icy, stylized elegance, and that seems more than a fair trade.
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Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
A genuinely tetchy, risky race comedy
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Cast
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Nick Nolteas Jack Cates -
Eddie Murphyas Reggie Hammond -
Annette O'Tooleas Elaine
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Frank McRaeas Haden -
James Remaras Ganz -
David Patrick Kellyas Luther

