Popular in its day but doesn't seem that well remembered - it was hard to find on video and wasn't often on TV, unlike other Burt Reynolds good ole boy car films.
Burt is at his most charismatic - confident, likeable, playing a robber and a con man who winds up managing a musical group. The film never seems to know what quite it is - there's a bit of comedy, bit of action, bit of romance (though Burt goes rape-y with the female lead), a bit of excitement. It's a real shaggy dog sort of tale that feels, well, lazy.
Apparently Reynolds wanted Dolly Parton to star, and that would've been fantastic - instead we've got someone called Conny Van Dyke who is okay. The support cast includes people you'll recognise like Ned Beatty, James Hampton and Art Carney. I like Reynolds but am not really into the south or country music -that may make a difference watching this. I was underwhelmed.
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