7/10
starts brilliant , but decays towards the end
24 June 2006
Warning: Spoilers
the film wastes no time,with a short explosion of character from Clint, who then dives strait into the plot, which started out to be extremely promising and had great potential. Coogan goes to new york to transport a fugitive back to Arizona. it is interesting to see coogan so out of place in new york, as he is mocked for looking like a cowboy. The simple task gets messy, as the criminal escapes. the films tempo continues to rise with the bickering arguments between coogan and the new york police department.

Coogan's character is like dirty harry but with an attitude and with a hint of James bond, as he finds himself bumping into several women during his efforts to find the escaped fugitive. coogan's smooth playful attitude towards women is a very entertaining addition to the plot and his character, but then everything starts to go mindlessly down hill.

coogans initially clever character implications are thrown out the window, as he decides to fall for the woman who but him in hospital and who is the criminals girlfriend, for puzzling reasons, and then he is led blatantly into a trap by the girl, who for some stupid reason he trusted???? I guess this can be vaguely explained by how coogan trusted people back in Arizona, and therefore thinks he can in new york.

The rest of the film is quite absurd, but entertaining, with a motorbike chase scene but the what should have been relaxed ending as the coogan and the criminal share a cigarette's after their battle together was ruined by a stupid woman's eccentric waving to coogan.
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