There's little that's new in the material, and nobody seems to have asked whether the emotional charge of blatant racism belongs in a lightweight story like this -- even if the racists are the villains.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
An overlong, undercooked action comedy made out of retooled parts from other film vehicles.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2001
rotten:
It is the laziest sort of action comedy, with lumbering chase scenes, a dull-witted script and the charmless pairing of Mr. Eastwood and Bernadette Peters.
– Caryn James,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
fresh:
As a deeply personal work about free-floating existential identities, this 1989 film has the kind of grit and feeling that few action comedies can muster, with Eastwood and Peters interesting and unpredictable throughout.