Synopsis
Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together to move to Venice, Italy.
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Cast
- Burt ReynoldsNick 'Mex' Escalante
- Karen YoungHolly
- Peter MacNicolCyrus Kinnick
- Howard HessemanPinchus Zion
- Neill BarryDanny DeMarco
- Diana ScarwidCassie
- Joseph MascoloBaby (as Joe Mascolo)
- Alfie WiseFelix
- Deborah RushD.D.
- Wendell BurtonOsgood
Recommendations
- 88
The Associated Press
The film may not be top-drawer Reynolds, but it is superior to most of today's action films. [30 Apr 1987] - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
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. - 50
The New York Times
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. - 40
Los Angeles Times
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.
