Fresh
A good-natured, if laconic, oater that rides along nicely on the screen persona of writer/actor Paul Hogan.
Leonard Klady, Variety
Overview
Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become good friends, with Jack teaching Ben how to rob banks, while they plan Jack's last heist.
Director and cast
- Simon Wincer Director
- Paul Hogan as Lightning Jack Kane
- Beverly D'Angelo as Lana Castel
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as Ben Doyle
- Pat Hingle as U.S. Marshal Dan Kurtz
- Richard Riehle as Marcus
- Frank McRae as Mr. Doyle
- Roger Daltrey as John T. Coles
- L.Q. Jones as Sheriff
- Roy Brocksmith as Schneider
- Kamala Lopez as Pilar
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
6%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The film has no internal comic rhythm to match its faltering sense of humor. Much of the time, it plods along like a mediocre conventional western.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
Lightning Jack feels like a film you might stumble across late at night on the USA Network.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Rotten
It's impossible to dislike Paul Hogan, and almost as hard to like his movies. They're as goodhearted as they are simple-minded.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Hogan should hang up his spurs until a truly original impulse comes along.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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