in short if you want to watch burt reynolds best film than this one must be include . if you do not like burt you may still like this . if you love burt this may become one of your favorite movie of all time . be from atlanta it do hit home but it also nice to see a cop or action or drama that take place somewhere other than ny city and chicago and miami and or la . the film be funny at point with and good plot and good performance from a great support cast ( every character be real and the bad guy be not so one side they be really well think out ) a nice offbeat romance in the 2nd half and it have some good old fashion shootout and fistfight ( no cgi thank god real action . ) if clint eastwood do his best impression of a burt reynolds movie with every which way but loose and any which way you can then burt respond with his best clint type flick with this and and it come off great .