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- 1989
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 46 m
- 1989
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 46 m
Summary An undercover cop forms an alliance with a Native American to help him hunt down the criminals who stole an ancient Lakota tribal lance.
Directed By: Jack Sholder
Written By: David Rich
- 1989
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 46 m
- 1989
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 46 m
Renegades
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Summary An undercover cop forms an alliance with a Native American to help him hunt down the criminals who stole an ancient Lakota tribal lance.
Directed By: Jack Sholder
Written By: David Rich
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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19% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
63% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
19% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
42
19% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
63% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
19% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Renegades steams along very nicely, with more than enough momentum to compensate for the callowness of its stars. [05 Jun 1989, p.3C]
With a little more wit and a little less blood, Renegades could have been Lethal Weapon Jr. It is a fast, violent, implausible film about mismatched partners, and though it doesn't exactly break the bounds of its trashy genre, it's not at all bad for what it is.
Renegades is a dumb idea - undercover Philadelphia cop teams up with Lakota Indian named Hank - but it's smartly executed, and this gives it some interest. The movie evolves from urban thriller to ersatz-suburban Western, climaxing with a big shootout at a punk's deluxe ranch. [02 Jun 1989, p.6D]
Sholder's robust staging of the car chases, punch-ups and shootouts recalls the kinetic energy of his earlier The Hidden. His handling of the quieter familial and buddy-buddy relationships, on the other hand, is hopelessly leaden, serving only to stop the action-packed narrative in its tracks.
Once again, it’s the script (by newcomer David Rich) that shoots the picture’s promise all to hell.
Though this non-stop onslaught of nonsense and mayhem is not really worth watching, it is mildly impressive for Sutherland and Phillips. They act their hearts out, as if they thought they were in another movie that deserved a real effort. [05 Jun 1989, p.C05]
Renegades, a shamelessly contrived, ultraviolent macho fantasy, stars Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips, who are too talented and too successful to be wasting themselves on such trash.
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