The Rookie Reviews

It has been a while since I have seen this flick and maybe I will re-watch it at some point. Anyway, just a few years before making one of his numerous masterpieces and finally becoming one of the greatest directors alive, Clint Eastwood directed this decent but rather pedestrian action flick with Charlie Sheen. I mean, seriously, can you imagine a movie released today directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Eastwood himself and Charlie Sheen?!? That would be pretty weird... Anyway, 20 years ago, it didn't seem to be such a bad idea even though Sheen was apparently already struggling with some substance abuse problems (that the guy is still alive today is pretty much some kind of a miracle). Anyway, even though the whole thing was nothing amazing, it was still a solid buddy cops feature, arguably the biggest action movie directed by Clint Eastwood. Indeed, those two guys had some pretty good chemistry and I thought that the whole thing was mildly entertaining. To conclude, even though it never reached the level of the great movies directed by this master, it was still a fairly entertaining action flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.