The concept behind both Jim McBride movies, this and "The Big Easy" are to take a routine-at-best story and include one good sex scene. But, that's it! And, it's an amazingly unnecessary remake of Goddard's original.
*** SPOILERS AHEAD ***
The story is completely pointless, because you know exactly what's going to happen. Right at the beginning, Richard Gere kills a police officer. Gere's character is amazingly stupid throughout the whole film. So, we know he's going to get caught or killed at the end.
His "getaway" attempt isn't even a getaway attempt! After killing the officer outside of Vegas, he goes to Los Angeles. Everyone knows that's where he's headed since that direction is where the shooting happened. But, he goes anyway so he can meet his girl. Smart! And then, he stays there for the rest of the film, basically waiting for the police to get him.
Man, he's an idiot! And, he's completely shiftless, just bumming around the whole time. So, there's nothing remotely likable or relatable about him. And the girlfriend is one-dimensional, so who cares! Other bad features include a hilariously bad rear-projection screen trying to mimic the road going by. It's at least as bad as the similar sequence from "Airplane!"
**** (4 Out of 10 Stars)
*** SPOILERS AHEAD ***
The story is completely pointless, because you know exactly what's going to happen. Right at the beginning, Richard Gere kills a police officer. Gere's character is amazingly stupid throughout the whole film. So, we know he's going to get caught or killed at the end.
His "getaway" attempt isn't even a getaway attempt! After killing the officer outside of Vegas, he goes to Los Angeles. Everyone knows that's where he's headed since that direction is where the shooting happened. But, he goes anyway so he can meet his girl. Smart! And then, he stays there for the rest of the film, basically waiting for the police to get him.
Man, he's an idiot! And, he's completely shiftless, just bumming around the whole time. So, there's nothing remotely likable or relatable about him. And the girlfriend is one-dimensional, so who cares! Other bad features include a hilariously bad rear-projection screen trying to mimic the road going by. It's at least as bad as the similar sequence from "Airplane!"
**** (4 Out of 10 Stars)