This script is a bit too clever at times for its own good. A fun time, though, photographed well and acted with fervor.

"Though a bit overstuffed with long-winded speeches, Chayefsky's scabrously funny script brims with snappy, crackling dialogue." - Nick Schager

A very good movie that really rides on a great performance by James Garner. The only problem is that while the movie's cynicism is present throughout it still seems to want to be a conventional hero movie. It doesn't detract to much in general, but it does make you wonder how good it could have been if they'd gone all out. The ending leaves you satisfied that the movie doesn't give up on its message, and yet something still doesn't feel right about it.

Fantastic chemistry between Andrews and Garner, and Coburn's merry menace is as entertaining as always. The dialogue is outstanding. It isn't as spectacular (or as frequently personal) as Network, but it certainly left my jaw on the floor a few times. There are some scenes later in the film in which Andrews is quoting Garner to Garner, and it seemed like that hideous sort of audience reminder that assumes we've not paid attention, otherwise it's a near perfect film.

The Chayefsky dialogue sparkles, with some terrific one-liners and rants almost as good as those in Network. A very funny movie with an enlightened moral standpoint. The cast is uniformly excellent. The musical score is perhaps a little too far on the schmaltzy side, though.