Driving by his deep will of avenging the murder of his colleagues of cops, Jack Cates, a young smart and courageous cop, who respects laws, unites up with a street robber, in order to track those criminals, the thing that inspires their friendship, as together, they did a great job.
The movie's story is nothing to write home about. It's pretty routine. What makes the movie special is how it's made. Nolte and Murphy are good, and their dialogue is good, too -- quirky and funny.
[It] is more memorable for its characters than for its high style, more a series of energetic scenes than a collection of handsome imagery. It has life, ferocity and humor in place of icy, stylized elegance, and that seems more than a fair trade.
Film4
May 07, 2008
Fast-paced, frill-free action entertainment of the first order.
Neither jokes nor fast, flashy action can completely distract audiences from the failure to establish an authentic, rather than a purely conventional connection between Nolte and Murphy.
