Review of City Heat (1984) by James S — 09 Jan 2008

This movie killed Burt Reynolds' career for thirteen years. I can see why.

This review of City Heat (1984) was written by James S on 09 Jan 2008.

City Heat has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of City Heat

Review of City Heat (1984)

By Morgan B (100) on 20 Sep 2008

A great comedy? Not really but Eastwood and Reynolds together make a great team…

Read Review

Review of City Heat (1984)

By David H (2,838) on 27 Jun 2009

City Heat is set in Kansas City during the 1930s…

Read Review

Review of City Heat (1984)

By Arnaud V (7) on 26 Apr 2008

A wink at the gangster movies of the 30's (look for the Public Enemy billboard)…

Read Review

Review of City Heat (1984)

By Phil H (1,145) on 09 Nov 2011

Burt and clint and no buddy likes this, how on earth does a classic film get such a low rating. I don't understand people and their tastes…

Read Review

Review of City Heat (1984)

By Dave H (814) on 02 Sep 2013

It's the best Eastwood & Reynolds could do in the PG rating…

Read Review

Review of City Heat (1984)

By Stuart K (1,373) on 28 Jan 2012

The Worst Clint Eastwood Movie, I Have Seen (To Date). Here He Teams Up With Burt Reynolds For A Comedy It Just Doesn't Work…

Read Review

Review of City Heat (1984)

By Kaan K (84) on 20 Jun 2009

I've seen a lot of negative reviews for this film. Honestly it's a lot of fun…

Read Review

Review of City Heat (1984)

By Dustin L (139) on 30 Mar 2010

The story was decent and the monologs between Clint and Burt were very entertaining…

Read Review

Review of City Heat (1984)

By Al S (553) on 21 Jul 2010

It's a wickedly funny and action-packed movie that delivers. It's non-stop great fun from start to finish…

Read Review

Review of City Heat (1984)

By Matt K (1,446) on 20 Feb 2010

There were a couple funny bits, but the jokes ran out after like five minutes. It's sad to see so much talent wasted…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)

By Barry Walters (33) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 28 Mar 2012

The entire film rings totally fake and the resulting dishonest sentimentality makes you fidget in your seat and count the seconds until the…

Read Review

Review of Prime (2005)

By Markb. (197) on 03 Dec 2005

It stands to reason that the ONLY moderately amusing element of this astonishingly tedious, totally laugh- and charm-free romantic comedy from…

Read Review

Review of Spider-Man (2002)

By Messiahl. (1) on 04 Dec 2007

Like Spiderman 3, Spidey 1 is atrocious. The 2nd is a masterpiece of the art form…

Read Review

Review of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

By Edith N (976) on 23 Mar 2010

Maybe the Origins of Blaxploitation, but Not Its Shining Light Spike Lee hails this film as the movie which told black people they could make…

Read Review

Review of The Philadelphia Story (1940)

By Jacob E (203) on 23 May 2013

I can't pin point the exact reason but this movie didn't appeal to me... perhaps I was in the wrong frame of mind…

Read Review

Review of The Maltese Falcon (1941)

By Late R (405) on 21 Sep 2017

Might have been one of the best films of its time, but with its nonsensical plot leaping from one absurdity to another, and grating background…

Read Review

Review of Viva Las Vegas (1964)

By Jack W (1,198) on 09 Mar 2009

This movie is everything Vegas is. Ann Margaret is gorgeous and Elvis' acting is atrocious. completely over saturated color…

Read Review

Review of The Edge (1997)

By David U (652) on 25 Jun 2012

There are some unintentionally funny moments, but it's mostly just bad, not as bad as Bad Company, but bad…

Read Review

Review of Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

By Anthony B (897) on 27 Aug 2011

I fell asleep. The best scenes are all Steve Martin one liners and physical humour, the youtube clip show is a much better way to watch it…

Read Review

Review of City of God (2002)

By Jerrym (6) on 26 Mar 2016

Jgsgirgbnuiunbgjnvfnjfnjvfrwijnownvjonvfjrwnjpvfrrvjnvjjnfjfjwfvjvfjwemfj mvfm f jfv jfv jf…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

City Heat

1984

43%86 Reviews

The English Patient

1996

77%769 Reviews

The Brady Bunch Movie

1995

59%463 Reviews

Death of a Nation

2018

43%780 Reviews

King Kong

1933

82%659 Reviews

Wreck-It Ralph

2012

78%1,065 Reviews

The Letters

2014

46%64 Reviews

Hombre

1967

75%79 Reviews

A View to a Kill

1985

52%731 Reviews

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

80%666 Reviews