I do not know much about Director Mark Lester (in fact, I know so little that I actually confused him with the child actor who played Oliver Twist in Carol Reed's OLIVER! , a British 1968 film).
There is not very much to recommend Lester's direction, and I had already had a warning some 40 years ago when I had the misfortune to watch COMMANDO, featuring a thoroughly concrete Arnie Schwarzenegger.
At least Scott Glenn keeps you interested in this movie with more holes in the logic of its script than the proverbial Swiss cheese. He does it with his killer's good looks and his killer's professionalism. What is more, he has the competent assistance of sidekick John Glover, whereas Andrew McCarthy (never understood how he became an actor at all, let alone one with a few leads) simply does not look the part - even of a cab driver, let alone a fella with the wiles to elude Glenn and score beautiful Janet Gunn to boot.
In spite of those setbacks, the film has its moments, and I persisted to the thoroughly happy but unbelievable ending. A very generous 6/10 because Kathrin Middleton, who gets a neck twist courtesy of Glenn, is a beauty to remember and serves up the steamiest scene.
There is not very much to recommend Lester's direction, and I had already had a warning some 40 years ago when I had the misfortune to watch COMMANDO, featuring a thoroughly concrete Arnie Schwarzenegger.
At least Scott Glenn keeps you interested in this movie with more holes in the logic of its script than the proverbial Swiss cheese. He does it with his killer's good looks and his killer's professionalism. What is more, he has the competent assistance of sidekick John Glover, whereas Andrew McCarthy (never understood how he became an actor at all, let alone one with a few leads) simply does not look the part - even of a cab driver, let alone a fella with the wiles to elude Glenn and score beautiful Janet Gunn to boot.
In spite of those setbacks, the film has its moments, and I persisted to the thoroughly happy but unbelievable ending. A very generous 6/10 because Kathrin Middleton, who gets a neck twist courtesy of Glenn, is a beauty to remember and serves up the steamiest scene.