Fresh
I still don't understand why Mr. McBride and Mr. Carson elected to do the film but, considering the more obvious possible pitfalls, they could have done a lot worse. That is meant to be praise.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Breathless
He's the last man on earth any woman needs...and every woman wants.
1983 · 1h 40m · R
Action, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Jim McBride
Overview
Jesse, a small-time criminal, high-tails it to Los Angeles to rendezvous with a French exchange student. Stealing a car and accidentally killing a highway patrolman, he becomes the most wanted fugitive in L.A.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The result is a stylistic exercise without any genuine human concerns we can identify with -- and yet, an exercise that does have a command of its style, is good-looking, fun to watch, and develops a certain morbid humor.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
The attitudes on display are so distanced and derivative that the picture still seems to have no life or identity of its own.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
A wanton, playful film, belying the stated despair by its boiling energy.
Time Out
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