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Burt Reynolds stars as the bitter bodyguard and degenerate gambler Mex in this uneven action film. He wakes up hungover, vowing to rekindle his dream of leaving Las Vegas for good if he can just raise... read more read more... enough money. Mex divides his time working for the low-key millionaire Cyrus Kinnick (Peter MacNicol) at the casino and moonlighting as a paid enforcer. When Mex's pretty neighbor Holly (Karen Young) is attacked by a quartet of perverted thugs, Mex goes after gang leader Danny DeMarco (Neill Barry) and company. The feature was continually plagued by production problems, with three uncredited directors employed in addition to R.M. Richards. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Dick Richards, Jerry Jameson

Release Date: November 12, 1986

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DVD Release Date: October 28, 2003

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie is filled with promising starts, but then everything dissolves into a violent action climax. Full Review

Chuck O'Leary
October 8, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

An episodic, off-beat film that's aged well. Burt Reynolds is empathetic as a tired, sad and very lethal tough guy with a heart of gold who longs to leave Las Vegas.

Walter Goodman
May 21, 2003
Walter Goodman, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 4, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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June 1, 2005
Michael Szymanski, International Press Academy

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