Review of The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.

James Garner was nominated for a screen actor's guild award for this, his return to the popular 70's role: Jim Rockford. He always lends credibility to the roles he plays, no matter what they are. As TV movies go, it's pretty typical. Joe Santos and Stuart Margolin are on hand as usual, and Joanna Cassidy, who has had a workmanlike career, plays the second lead. She starred in a few gems earlier in her career like Blade Runner and Under Fire. In recent years, she's become a mainstay in TV movies. The plot of this Rockford movie starts in typical fashion, but it then goes off in a preposterous direction with its subject matter. Garner always makes it watchable though. There's always a secondary storyline, and in this one Rockford is thinking of moving out of the Los Angeles area. It's a shame that the movie didn't rely on what the series was good at: Good old-fashioned detective work. ** of 4 stars.