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Audience Member Burt Reynolds is Nick Escalante aka The Worlds Most Dangerous Man and what does TWMDM do? he works as a detective for hire willing to cross the line if the cause is just. this film is a 80s action gem. it reminds me of what i thought grownups were when i was a kid in the 80s observing the old timers(WWII generation) & being impressed by how tough they were. the nostalgia points were high seeing a Las Vegas that doesn't exist anymore & a generation of ppl that are dying off. bc of this i like it better in 2021 than 1988. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a real toss up between so bad it's good and so cringeworthy it's just plain bad. But the line between those two aspects is fairly entertaining if you enjoy things like men in shiny brocade sport coats with shoulder pads, jokes based on men who wear toupees, and marvelling at Burt Reynolds being a fortune hunter who specialises in "sharps" - meaning he takes people down with like a credit card - it's insane. High points are the drama of the blackjack table and the low point is the makeup department that made facial lacerations and bruises look like a giant, festering (hard to look at) cold sore. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member It's the '80s, there's action, there's Burt Reynolds. Think I like it. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member I couldn't remember for sure if I'd ever seen this Burt Reynolds vehicle before or not, but after the opening scene I realized I had seen it before. However, after competing my rewetting of the film, I now realize why I didn't remember the film. It's a completely forgettable crime flick. Burt is a PI/Bagman/Fixer of sorts who helps a hooker get revenge on a sleepy rich guy and also helps another rich guy toughen up. That set up isn't terrible, but the film unfolds in a meandering fashion that's completely uninteresting and seems to go nowhere, which is a surprise since the film was written by the great William Goldman who wrote such classics as "Marathon Man," "Misery" and "The Princess Bride." The film is mostly disappointing because I do think it had the potential to be a strong vehicle for Burt. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member When considering camp classic material you have to throw out the rules and just accept what is truly the most awesome. Just based on one of the most classic death scenes in history involving a light bulb, the merit of this awesome movie stands above. That it was meant to be serious defines its camp value. If you don't love it, it's probably YOU that is lame. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Burt plays one tough customer who apparently still has a reputation in soldier of fortune circles. I'm not sure what his exact job is here but seems to be for hire to help friends in any number of situations. Liked the character development with Reynolds and his gambling problem. Has a long series of scenes where Burt plays blackjack in a casino and it never gets dull. An indication Burt should have taken more serious roles in the years prior to this. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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