burt reynolds direct this action movie and ( surprise . ) he be actually a pretty good director . this movie start off well a burt attempt bust of a drug dealer be botch and and he be demote down to the vice squad . the ensemble cast have some pretty funny scene a brian kieth be always eat something and bernie casey have more class than all of his co worker combine and and charles durning loses control of his squad . the vice cop stumble on a high price call girl ring that may have something to do with a series of murder . sharkey spend day stake out dominoe ( rachel ward ) apartment and and start to really adore her from afar . just when they be get close to the crime leader and dominoe be murder . i would not give away any of the surprise in the plot and but the first hour of this film be great . unfortunately and the screenplay get very clichéd and unbelievable after that . why would burt reynolds confront the crime bos with his big secret . sure it make the guy sweat and but it cause many more cop to be kill . and it be not believable that dominoe and sharkey would make love after they have know each other for one day and much less while their life be in danger . and at the end and what happen to all the police that run into the building with our hero . isn not there a swat team . also and the film never actually tell you how all of the bad guy be connect and and why they have to kill so many people . there be a very effective torture scene on a boat near the end of the film and which be probably the only really nail bite scene of the film . it be a shame that the climax be a typical shoot em up . still and this film be certainly entertaining if you like crime and action movie . don not think about the plot hole and and you will have a good time .