Stakeout
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Movie Reviews of Stakeout
Movie Review: Not bad at all
Summary: 3 Stars
Although the film lasted a bit longer than it should have been, I thought it was OK. I do think however the film would have been a lot more watchable if it hadn't been for Emilio Estevez's god awful weedy little mustache. How long did that take him to grow? A few months? Take it from me sweetie, it doesn't make you less baby-faced, it makes you stupid. And how about Madeleine Stowe? She was certainly the best bit about the movie, and for trivia fans, she also appeared in Little House On The Prairie. Good grief, now how do I know that? :)
I think the poster for this movie, is really fabulous, but corny as hell! I wasn't sure about Richard Dreyfuss, he was OK, but why did they have to make him fall in love with the pretty young lady? Hasn't that been done enough now? And it's predictable as hell. The practical jokes were hilarious though. Richard and Emilio were having a movie trivia contest on the set one day. Emilio asked Richard to identify the movie that the line "This is no boating accident" was from. He didn't recognize the quote, despite the fact that he was the actor who said it in Jaws. Deciding that this was too good to pass up, this incident was re-enacted for the film. Emilio & Richard actually work really well with each other, and are actually a lot of other "buddy cop" movies. At least they didn't do the old cop-near-retiring-taking-on-a-young-upstart. And is it just me, or does Emilio conveniently disappear for most of the second half?
I'm not keen on Aidan Quinn as the bad guy. It's just not him. And how BAD was his hair? At one point, he put on these shades, and I swear he changed into Rocky. Did anyone else notice this? The shades, the big hair.
OK, I know this review has turned out into more of a rant about the characters/actors, but it's still an alright movie.