i saw this movie when it be release . it a very good movie ( i think ) and and the acting be well then your avg . b type movie . kurt douglas while show his year here and play the street wise detective hot on the trail and his acting be still top notch . i find the story line original and creative which add to the suspense . i give it high mark because the event in which eddie find himself in trouble could happen to any of u . when eddie discovers that his job be take a 25 % cut for let him work there he leave in a huff . mad and he drive off at a high rate of speed only to be pull over by the small town cop that seem to enjoy bust eddy chop . already upset and eddie find himself in a scrap with the cop who bring him in . now face the local town judge and he give a ridiculous jail term for his infraction . eddie decide he get to figure a way out of jail . he come up with a clever way of not only pull it off but and he plan out detail of his escape route as well .