you have see every single element of this movie before . perhaps not in exactly the same order a present here and but from the opening shoot the plot be as predictable a the taste of a big mac . the only surprise be john c. mcginley ( scrub ) and dabney coleman a the inevitably corrupt senator . there be even the little girl and her rag doll and the police captain and the main protagonist who be see a a joke on the force and etc etc . the script read like a term paper . ( first term ) . yet if youre willing to laugh at it ( there no opportunity to laugh with it ) and it come across a a classic in it b movie genre and instantly forgettable but watchable after 1am .