Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Kirby Palm Thoroughly enjoyable to watch, Alan Arkin and James Caan make a great comedy duo. Plus, perhaps the only time you'll ever see a car crash through a third-story window.Here's a spoiler -- and what lifts this movie above most others in the genre: After an hour and a half of silly shenanigans, you suddenly discover that there was a serious plot going on. One is tempted to start the film over from the beginning because you clearly weren't paying enough attention.The one downside of the film, IMHO, is the ending, where one guy that's supposedly seriously hurt is suddenly OK and being silly again. That didn't work for me.

andythebez I've just watched this movie again after not seeing it since i was about 12. i loved it then, love it even more now. It's a great movie with awesome car chases, stunt work and some achingly funny dialogue, not to mention some terrific performances especially from Alan Arkin as Bean. Those of you who have not yet seen this movie, i would urge you to track it down. If you're a fan of 70's cop/car chase movies. it has not had a VHS release in the u.k since 1982, and no DVD release in sight. It is long overdue for a reissue considering the talent involved. Director Richard Rush went on to make the excellent Stunt Man with Peter O'Toole and Steve Railsback.

Brian T. Whitlock (GOWBTW) Before Riggs and Murtaugh, or even Starsky & Hutch, there's Freebie and The Bean, most in-your face buddy team of the police force. Maybe they are the laughing stock of the police force. These team make Dirty Harry want to change his ways of handling crime. These guys put the P.B. in Police Brutality! But in a funny way! Other than attacking the perpetrators they attack each other. Freebie(James Caan) is a hot-head and practical joker, while Bean(Alan Arkin) is calm in some ways just as the same as Freebie. Ford really put themselves in high gear with their vehicles, and the famous white LTD, took a lot of punishment through the movie. My favorite scenes is where the car leaped off the bridge, and made a window in someone's apartment. Calling a tow truck? HA! You better call a crane instead. While most cops work out their differences, Freebie and the Bean handle their way, they go at each others throats! This movie is funny, scary, and adventurous all together, with the choice of stars, everything was pulled off great. And how. What a comedy! While you have a chance. 4 out of 5 stars.

sj_elliott Funny movie with two really good actors. I had seen both in serious roles before this. Alan Arkin in Wait Until Dark and James Caan in the Godfather and that was it before I saw them in this movie. I could not believe how funny they were. Alan Arkin, "Where do you get this stuff?" I think Caan is great and charismatic (though pretty nuts) in this movie. When the car sails through the building and lands in the bedroom of the old couple I thought I would lose it in the movie theater. It was such a great scene.I have asked a lot of people over the years if they've seen this movie and no one has or does. I can't believe that people here remember it. I've grown to respect both Arkin and Caan's work over the year and this may have been a throw away film for them both but it still ranks high on my hit parade.