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Long, disappointing 70's drug movie.

posted 14 years ago by hannahp1
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This movie was way too long for its own good. It did not develop the characters very well, you dont know who these people were and why you are supposed to care for them.

The acting was very good though especially the late great Ray Sharkey-he hit it right on as the stupid thug.

Did the wife not know about the drugs to begin with? If she did not know, then why did the husband tell her to have the money ready for this guy? How did they know where they were staying at the end? It did not think she knew but I dont know maybe...

Watchable but not great 70's drama/crime thriller.

5 out of 10.

[–] bluestocking-7 14 years ago

I just watched from an old VHS tape and I couldn't get all the dialogue (no closed captioning and sound affected) so I really have trouble getting into the story.

It's a well-cast movie but I think the problem is the adaptation of the book.

I did like the ending of how the Michael Moriarty character dealt with the final solution to his problem.

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[–] laszlozoltan 14 years ago

It's not a crime drama; it is a demonstration of Neitzsches superman; Ray Hicks choose his terms and the ground he'd fight on; unlike vietnam, where people fought in a country they didn't know and against people they didn't know for those they didn't know- Ray Hicks fought for a woman he came to admire; he just liked her blind resolve.

Neitzsche wrote a number of books that could pump up any fool to believe he followed the philosophy; but it is not about following, it is about action and doing. Ray Hicks did.

[–] Zando777 13 years ago

Moriarty told his wife someone would be coming to collect $1000 he owed him. That's all she knew.

The agent's contact somehow lived in the desert area, and tipped the agent off. (The hollywood guy also probably tipped him that he was probably going to the desert area.)

It's about as good as most 70's stuff gets.