Review of Freebie and the Bean (1974) by Jeffrey P — 07 May 2011
Bizarre comedy seems lees interested in its plot of two loose cannon cops (Arkin, Caan) trying to get the goods on a local crime lord than in prolonged scenes of buddy banter. The pacing is slow by today's standards, some of the jokes date badly, and entire subplots seem pointless.
On the other hand, there's some wild stunt work, and director Rush delights in throwing visual and narrative curve balls to the audience. It's interesting to think of how this film may have influenced later action-comedies like "Lethal Weapon" and "The Blues Brothers".
This review of Freebie and the Bean (1974) was written by Jeffrey P on 07 May 2011.
Freebie and the Bean has generally received positive reviews.
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