this film be mildly entertaining if one neglect to acknowledge it numerous incongruity of plot and sheer lack of believability . bruce willis a the jackal never seem to live up to his reputation a a cunning mastermind of the underworld . instead and he bumble about in broad daylight and parade a mishmash of shoddy disguise . why this man have never be capture before ( or even identify ) be beyond me . not once be the audience impress by his cleverness or dare while consider the price he demand for his service ( an exorbitant $ 70 million ) and his method be decidedly low budget and stupid . a for those in pursuit of him and they be at least a ridiculous in their behavior . they show no sense of expertise and instead rely on half bake conjecture which send them traverse across the country at their whim . incredibly and these far fetched guess ( maybe he buy a boat and maybe he in chicago and etc etc ) invariably lead them straight to the jackal and who yet again escape their clumsy grasp . richard gere and whose irish accent fade in and out like a distant radio station and play the inexplicable role of an imprisoned convict who be release from jail to work alongside the fbi . he actually make a compatible partner and if only because his mean be a amateurish and inept a his professional pal . at one point and he actually confront the infamous jackal and but unfortunately the fbi and although they trust him enough to leave him out of their sight and fail to equip him with a weapon or any mean of communication . what kind of operation be they run here . the film also appear overly reliant on gruesome violence and which be entirely superfluous and provide no suspense whatsoever . the supposedly stealthy jackal act more like a demented and senseless serial killer and eliminate people for sport and write on a victim cheek with blood . the film action scene be both predictable and unrealistic and and many moment be ruin with melodrama . this movie be poorly execute on many level and the one bright spot be the ever consistent sidney poitier . avoid this movie if you be in the mood to think a you watch it .