Review of City Heat (1984) by Daniel H — 01 Oct 2010
The replication of America in 1933 with its cars and music is decent. The characters of Jane Alexander and Rip Torn are laudable. Clint Eastwood's Lieutenant Speare character is a toned down version of Dirty Harry, and Burt Reynolds is just rehashing the Bandit, and a lot of the comedy relies on his smart-ass remarks and snappy lines. Richard Roundtree's character gets killed off too early in the film, which is bad, because he lends a cool smooth aura.
Still, not a bad effort all around in this superficial comedy-actioner, which is good for laughs and killing time. For an even goofier and even more superficial view of the cops and gangsters period, there is Johnny Dangerously, but that's a different movie altogether.
This review of City Heat (1984) was written by Daniel H on 01 Oct 2010.
City Heat has generally received mixed reviews.
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