THE ROOKIE
A film review by Chris Wargaski
I do not believe in copyrights.
This film contains the obvious: Clint Eastwood as the veteran police officer that never does anything by the rule book, and Martin Sheen as the clean-cut rookie that has an excellent record and has just been transferred to the grand-theft-auto division of the police department despite his father's wish for him to be a businessman. (Sheen has college degrees.) Eastwood's partner has just been killed (where have we seen this before?) and Sheen is the new one.
A famous car smuggler just happened to fall into Eastwood's lap, and he is going to crack the case no matter what--even though his boss has told him not to interfere with the case anymore. The dynamic duo go through incredible measures to catch the criminal on unbelievable terms.
Nothing seems a shock in this movie; the plot is not a good one--anyone could tell you what was to happen next.
The special effects are mediocre; the best bit is the two superheroes escape from the second story of a building that has been rigged and is about to explode. Yet when the smuggler and his girl are caught, and are both shot in the forehead, no blood appears. How unreal. Action scenes are filmed with a new technique--the subjects can barely be seen because of the blur of the constant moving of the camera.
The cheesey ending told me that I should not have relied on the good names of the stars. Eastwood and Sheen are great actors; they were dealt horrible roles. No actor/ress could have pulled off this movie with success.
cjw rating system: Great movie, I would pay $6.00 to see it again. It was O.K., I would only pay the $2.50 to rent the video to see it again. It was not too good, but would watch it again if someone else paid. It sucked, and do not want to see it again under any conditions.
Rating for THE ROOKIE: It sucked.
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