steve mcqueen play papa thorson a man who live in the past with the motto new thing be no good . papa a bounty hunter who rely on a law from the late1800 that allow anyone to capture those who jump bail ( by almost any mean necessary ) . most of the movie show papa track down and capture criminal . there be some wacky chase scenes one involve a trans be and a harvester in a corn field but most the action be mundane especially compare to mcqueen other film . the movie would have benefit greatly with good effect ( explosion and etc ) and some one liner and strong characterization . the end be somewhat sentimental and cheesy . the film be base on a true story which probably could have use some embellishment . mcqueen give a pretty good performance and it fun to see levar burton in one of his early role . recommend for hard core mcqueen fan only .