When you think Michael Caine and Sidney Portier, you think of Comedy and Drama. Actually you get that here. Both of them do well in this chase movie. Based upon Peter Driscoll's only novel, this film has a brisk pace leaping from a court room into a cross country chase. Prunella Gee who would later be in Sean Connery's last Bond film (Never Say Never Again) is one of the 2 women who get attention along with actress Persis Khambetta (Star Trek, The Motion Picture).
While Gee gets the co-star role, Peris gets a steamy scene with Portier. The film, while fictional, is sort of about apartheid in South Africa. The struggles of that country with it's racist policy is well drawn in this film. While the film is not perfect, anyone watching it should realize that this was what was happening in South Africa when the film was made.
This film is not a classic, but is a pretty solid film to watch for entertainment. Sidney and Caine play off each other well.
While Gee gets the co-star role, Peris gets a steamy scene with Portier. The film, while fictional, is sort of about apartheid in South Africa. The struggles of that country with it's racist policy is well drawn in this film. While the film is not perfect, anyone watching it should realize that this was what was happening in South Africa when the film was made.
This film is not a classic, but is a pretty solid film to watch for entertainment. Sidney and Caine play off each other well.