Predrag This is an all out and out comedy and the pairing of Gibson and Goldie Hawn works wonders. This is what saves this fairly predictable film. The dialogues are corny but then with such a pairing, it works fine. The climatic scene ruins the film and could have well been edited.Superstars Mel Gibson and the lovable Goldie Hawn star in this enjoyable, action-comedy. Mel and Goldie have great chemistry together and portray their characters convincingly. The plot is somewhat convoluted but the general story is that Rick (Gibson) is hiding under the FBI witness re-location program but he gets nervous when an old flame, Marianne (Hawn) recognizes him. Before he can assume a new identity, the man he put in jail (David Carradine) is released and comes to pay his respects. Rick and Marianne find themselves reunited when they are thrown into a cross country, action packed adventure, avoiding gangsters, police and an amorous veterinarian, played by Joan Severance. All in all, good story line with action, laughs and a bit of romance. However, the flick did entertain (maybe a notch up from slapstick) and was good entertainment, just not that great.Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

smatysia I saw this film a long time ago. It didn't make much impression on me. Upon viewing it again, almost nothing about it was familiar, so that confirms my opinion. There's really not much here. Pretty conventional chase movie. Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn more or less played Martin Riggs and Judy Benjamin respectively, albeit a little bit lower key. Ms. Hawn was certainly beautiful and that is the best part of the film. Good production values, okay photography, unobtrusive direction. Apparently filmed in Canada to save money. You have to wonder what happened between the climax and the final scene, as there should maybe have been significant legal issues for the characters. Can't really recommend this one, other than to see Hawn and Gibson do their thing.

FlashCallahan Rick has been given a new identity by the FBI for helping convict a drug dealing FBI agent. Fifteen years later his former fiancé recognises him. Rick's FBI 'minder' has been replaced by a corrupt agent who helps the drug dealing FBI agent and his accomplice locate him....So when this film was first released, I saw this at cinemas and thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. Then again I was thirteen, and it was the first timed been to the cinema sans parents.Watching it 23 years on (wow), its still a lot of fun to watch, but its basically a vehicle for Martin Riggs' funnier side, and to have a chase scene every fifteen minutes or so.As you would expect from a nineties Badham movie, it looks good, but very TV movie- esque, especially during the climatic battle in the zoo.And seeing it now as a thirty five year old super geek of film, Goldie Hawn is virtually unbearable in this. If she isn't screaming, she's maundering, if she isn't maundering, she's crying, and that's her character in the whole film, truly hateful.Gibson is good, but this was the time when he was just playing the same character in every movie, funny, lovable, but a bit risky.So it's basically the same as every other chase movie made, action sequence, big stunt, time for talk and comedy, and carry on until the big finale.But thanks to good old nostalgia, I still like it.Plus it's the best film ever made about Mel Gicbson and Goldie Hawn not ageing in fifteen years...

gcd70 Not only is this a been there before comedy, it definitely gives one the feeling of 'de-ja-vu' (does that sound familiar to you?). Mel Gibson's character seems very derivative of his psycho-cop 'Martin Riggs' in the "Lethal Weapon" series, while several action sequences in the movie conjure up memories of earlier, better films such as "Running Scared" and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom".For all the work that went into the storyline (three writers David Seltzer, Eric Lerner and Louis Venosta all contributed) it is not at all interesting. The only thing that helps the movie out is the comedy, which works fairly well from time to time. Rather disappointing from director John Badham.Sunday, August 30, 1992 - Video