Fun movie

This is a different role for Paul Newman, he has a lot of fun with it. This is an entertaining movie that has a good mix of comedy/politics. Newman really stands out from the rest of the cast in this film.

Interesting but ultimately unsatisfying drama gets most of its juice from Newman's uncharacteristically flamboyant performance, and solid work from Davidovich in support. They both struggle with a combination of uninspired direction, and a screenplay that seriously loses its focus and traction, especially in the second half. Haskell Wexler's Oscar nominated cinematography is also very effective at times.

Of course, I haven't seen this since it was new on video. I didn't like the movie that much when I was 14 years old. Maybe it's aged alright, but I have no urge to watch it again.