Can you imagine a movie where funnyman Ben Stiller plays the sadistic bad guy fighting against John Cusack as an action hero with Rambo hair? Oh, and with an extended cameo by Keith David, or is it David Keith, as a Rastafarian? Jerry Stiller is there too, with an uzi. And, and, and Robert Loggia plays a pirate. No, this was not a dream. It was HOT PURSUIT. Well, almost twenty years later, have they figured out that they needed to put a bigger picture of Cusack on the box if they want anyone but seven year olds to rent it. Unfortunately, only seven year olds can really enjoy this, as I did when I was that age. Specifically, I enjoyed that Cusack's girlfriend could do a front walkover holding a cocktail AND NOT SPILL A DROP! This is supposed to be a comedy, but the end is like a Stallone movie. Ultimately, HOT PURSUIT isn't comedy, action, or drama; it's neither here nor there, but it is worth a look to imagine the direction Cusack and Stiller's careers could have gone had this been a hit.
Review of Hot Pursuit
