This might have made a good TV episode, and it's entertaining enough, but it's nothing special. If you were looking for chemistry between our two leads, let me put it this way. If good chemistry advances science without causing damage, Harry and Rachel working together are what happened to Ruben's club. That's not to say they don't have some good moments.
There is potential for this to become a romantic buddy detective comedy. As I listened to an online radio station while typing this, I was hearing the theme from "Moonlighting", but this certainly isn't that. In fact, the movie takes a while to get to the point where it will achieve anything close to that.
Michael Keaton is a respected actor. That's now. This was then. I'm not saying he's a bad actor, but he just doesn't show the potential here to become what he is now. He is likeable enough and shows a lot of intelligence.
Rae Dawn Chong has her good moments. Her excitement over getting a major case is one of these. Rachel is tough and smart but cute.
John Davidson is exactly what you might expect, a used car salesman type who is too full of himself.
There is also a good-looking billionaire who created the device, but I don't remember his name. The actor did a good job.
After something terrible happens at Ruben's club, an exciting chase through New York City, Staten Island and New Jersey results.
The music in this movie is terrible 80s garbage, except for all the great music toward the end with the major lotto prize giveaway. But one of the performers of the bad music actually does an impressive job as an actor in the film. Meat Loaf is the frightening tough guy Titus, who doesn't say any words other than interjections such as "Ow" until his final scene. where he says one intelligent sentence. With little more than an evil smile, he manages to be one of this movie's standout characters. I don't remember his partner's name but he's good too.
The scenes leading to the climax are quite entertaining.
Yes, it's formula. No, it doesn't quite achieve anything remarkable. But I was entertained.
There is potential for this to become a romantic buddy detective comedy. As I listened to an online radio station while typing this, I was hearing the theme from "Moonlighting", but this certainly isn't that. In fact, the movie takes a while to get to the point where it will achieve anything close to that.
Michael Keaton is a respected actor. That's now. This was then. I'm not saying he's a bad actor, but he just doesn't show the potential here to become what he is now. He is likeable enough and shows a lot of intelligence.
Rae Dawn Chong has her good moments. Her excitement over getting a major case is one of these. Rachel is tough and smart but cute.
John Davidson is exactly what you might expect, a used car salesman type who is too full of himself.
There is also a good-looking billionaire who created the device, but I don't remember his name. The actor did a good job.
After something terrible happens at Ruben's club, an exciting chase through New York City, Staten Island and New Jersey results.
The music in this movie is terrible 80s garbage, except for all the great music toward the end with the major lotto prize giveaway. But one of the performers of the bad music actually does an impressive job as an actor in the film. Meat Loaf is the frightening tough guy Titus, who doesn't say any words other than interjections such as "Ow" until his final scene. where he says one intelligent sentence. With little more than an evil smile, he manages to be one of this movie's standout characters. I don't remember his partner's name but he's good too.
The scenes leading to the climax are quite entertaining.
Yes, it's formula. No, it doesn't quite achieve anything remarkable. But I was entertained.