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- 1987
- R
- New Century Vista Film Company
- 1 h 41 m
- 1987
- R
- New Century Vista Film Company
- 1 h 41 m
Summary Las Vegas is the backdrop for all the torrid action of heat, as Burt Reynolds plays the soft-hearted bodyguard who's out to protect his friends.
Directed By: Dick Richards, Jerry Jameson
Written By: William Goldman
- 1987
- R
- New Century Vista Film Company
- 1 h 41 m
- 1987
- R
- New Century Vista Film Company
- 1 h 41 m
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Summary Las Vegas is the backdrop for all the torrid action of heat, as Burt Reynolds plays the soft-hearted bodyguard who's out to protect his friends.
Directed By: Dick Richards, Jerry Jameson
Written By: William Goldman
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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25% Positive
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1 Review
75% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
48
25% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
75% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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The film may not be top-drawer Reynolds, but it is superior to most of today's action films. [30 Apr 1987]
The setting is Las Vegas, where Mex wins and loses a lot of money in blackjack without getting too excited about it, and things work up tepidly to the big battle in a factory handily stocked with murderous devices.
It's all recycled material from other movies - all except for some nice personal touches added by the actors. They bring style to a movie that needs it.
Except for a couple of bright patches of dialogue by screenwriter William Goldman and a sharp performance by Peter MacNicol, this new Reynolds vehicle never builds up heat--or momentum. It’s just another bumpy, tedious ride through the seamy Vegas streets, which serve as home court for a bitter, lonely guy’s battle with an oafish gang of high-rolling thugs.
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Production Company
Escalante Productions,
Elliott Kastner Productions
Release Date Mar 13, 1987
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating R
Tagline Nick Escalante isn't a violent man by nature. He's just good at it. Protection is his business. Especially when it comes to his friends. [Theatrical]
