“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds."
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Hawkeye (1988)
aka Karate Cops
George Chung made a few martial arts films (have I reviewed any others?) that are largely forgotten for good reason. This is very much a remake of "Rush Hour" and has an actor doing an Eddie Murphy impersonation - how intentional that impersonation is is hard to say. A cop's partner is killed and he's teamed with a new partner who's his opposite and they buddy-film cop-film karate-film away. Troy Donahue has a small role and Ronnie Lott a cameo. There's less fighting and fewer chases than you'd expect and they aren't done especially well. This has a few people who love it for its terrible dialogue, at least some of which must be bad translation of idioms, and awkward stereotyping. There's a scene in a gay bar that's cringeworthy. If you're into chop-socky entertainment, this is middling fare.
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