I've got a lot of affection for this because I saw it as a kid. The Chicago locations look great as is the cinematography. It's a shaggy dog film ambling along - "we gotta get Mendoza!" The cops all look the same, with beards. There's a lot of police brutality.
Gregory Hines is likeable but Billy Crystal is the real standout - he's believable as a cop and very effective. Should've done more action. Jimmy Smits is paying his dues in a thankless part ditto Dan Hadeya.
Some really funny moments eg intimidating Joe Pantaglio by saying "he has cash in his room" and decent action scenes. Other stuff less fun eg bullying the boyfriend of the girl Hines is sleeping with - what did he do wrong?
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