Review

by Chris L

not great

These long races were a bit a of rage back in the '60s and '70s with "Smokey And the Bandit," and "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines," "The Cannonball Run," etc. Many of them were entertaining. They also were also somewhat sleazy and sordid in the anything-goes new freedom of the '70s. Unfortunately, this film ranks in the latter category: it wasn't as funny as hoped and it was too grungy in spots. Fast cars, pretty women and a long auto race don't always add up to a good movie. "The Cannonball Run" was a lot funnier, albeit just as sleazy. At least you had some characters you could laugh at (Dom DeLuise and crew) but here, after an hour, you wind up not caring who wins the stupid race. The film is okay but doesn't provide the laughs it should have. This movie captures some of that incredibly stupid mentality of that decade.