The latter half of the 1980s wasn't a particularly good time for Burt Reynolds. He increasingly found himself in tough cop roles, most of which weren't very good. This film, in which Burt plays an ex-cop accused of murder, is better than most. Even so, the film is rather slow and disjointed and doesn't come across as very credible, although Burt turns in a personable performance, given the run-of-the-mill script. Theresa Russell, not convincingly prim and efficient, is badly miscast as his lawyer - she's much more fun when she's bad. A lady lawyer defends a discredited cop on a murder charge? Sounds familiar and it is, just like the film, routine and truly average right down the line. There's a bit of action and some decent stalking through city streets, with Toronto standing in for the States, but all concerned, especially director Michael Crichton, should have done better.


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