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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinMr. Tannen's strength is his ability to grab his audience's interest quickly and to hold on to it, even by the most superficial means. Even when the movie doesn't entirely make sense, it manages to be effective.
- 50Miami HeraldMiami HeraldWhile the movie sets you up to believe you're watching an old- fashioned American western (in other words, a morality play), it's confusing figuring out what the bad guys represent. [31 Aug 1984, p.C8]
- 25TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineKristofferson acts like someone who has just awakened and would like to go back to sleep--something many in the audience found themselves doing.
- 25Washington PostTom ShalesWashington PostTom ShalesA nominal political thriller that has nothing to do with Flashdance, nor with much of anything else for that matter, begins in a ditch and ends in a sinkhole. Once or twice it gets up the energy and ambition to scale a hill of beans. [03 Sep 1984, p.D1]