SummaryDan (John Cusack) arrives too late for his girlfriend's family's plane to the Caribbean. He gets the next. Once there, Dan's hot pursuit of his girlfriend includes 3 friendly locals, a dubious yacht skipper, corrupt police, hijacker, pirates etc.
Directed By:Steven Lisberger
Written By:Steven Lisberger, Steven W. Carabatsos, Tom Mankiewicz
Hot Pursuit
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Generally Unfavorable
29
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7.6
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This is a movie that can`t, or won`t, pay attention to the finer details. The result is that Hot Pursuit never quite catches fire.
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Limping along on a scant plot, HOT PURSUIT succeeds largely because of Cusack's handling of his character. Loggia is always a pleasure to watch, even when his part is as mindless as it is here.
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Romance and comedy are dumped in favor of carnage: a self-sabotaging decision for what might have been a cute, enjoyable movie.
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While the elements are there, the spirit isn't. The film is too predictable (oops, missed her again) to be exciting, and it's too fond of its pilfered Treasure Island roots to have fun with them.[13 May 1987]
30
Hot Pursuit is just what you'd expect from such a stale formula: a misadventure in paradise that makes ''Gilligan's Island'' look like ''The Night of the Iguana.''
25
To call this picture "Hot Pursuit" is false advertising; "Lethargic Pursuit" would be more accurate. [22 May 1987, p.A]
25
The plot, a series of missed connections, grows boring. The action scenes have no oomph. And the actors are lost. As the disheveled Dan, Cusack is charming, but he can't make this tired tourist tale go. And he can't fall down a mountain as well as Kathleen Turner. [19 May 1987, p.D5]
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Jul 19, 2024
10
a fun and lively film. got me cheering and a bit hopeful. The realism portrayed made it great.
Jan 27, 2021
5
"Hot Pursuit" is a throwaway 80's teen comedy, with an added twist - Jamaican stereotypes! Other than the once-acceptable humor, the only thing worth mentioning about this movie is that it features Ben Stiller in one of his early roles.
