The Rookie

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The Rookie

R

1990

2h 1m

Action

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Police Det. Nick Pulovski (Clint Eastwood) isn't so happy when he gets paired with young rookie David Ackerman (Charlie Sheen). Ackerman should have cause for concern too: Most of Pulovski's partners have ended up in body bags. But they'll have to get along if they want to take down the car-theft ring whose leaders (Raul Julia, Sônia Braga) are responsible for the death of the veteran's last partner. Does it matter that Pulovski's been pulled off the case? Not a bit.

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Empire Magazine

05/27/2014

1/5

Fails miserably to join the ranks of buddy cop classics like Lethal Weapon and 48 hours.

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

05/27/2014

It's all meant in good fun, but it isn't. It's tired.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

05/27/2014

[A] depressingly familiar mismatched cop adventure ...

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JK Sooja

Common Sense Media

Sep 29

2/5

Critically panned in 1990, this film hasn't benefitted from age.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

02/20/2024

3/5

…while I came to scoff, Clint’s last cop movie is actually a fun ride…shopworn characters and yet a little bit of action movie heaven…

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

08/02/2017

C+

Clint's in this car wreck doing his usual macho thing, which might be enough to satisfy his fans.

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Anthony B

Dec 1

I love Clint, but this was bad. Charlie was equally unimpressive. The script was bad, nothing landed. I almost turned it off a few times but bit my lip and bulled through.

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Joe Z.

@JoeZappy Nov 24

It was ok, not worth a second watch unless you're doing a marathon and need to fill a gap

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T K.

@tkish Nov 22

Horrible writing and acting.

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Bill E

Nov 1

I was bored. Worst Eastwood picture. He is my favorite actor.

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Steven S.

@popcorndeacon Oct 6

The scrip and screenplay are terrible. It’s the worst Clint Eastwood movie ever made.

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Jim P

Sep 22

This movie had the feel of a high school film class. Poor acting poor direction and too long. It might sound like a Dirty Harry movie but amateurish production. I feel like Sheen and Eastwood were trying to portray characters as they see themselves. They're acting.

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Police Det. Nick Pulovski (Clint Eastwood) isn't so happy when he gets paired with young rookie David Ackerman (Charlie Sheen). Ackerman should have cause for concern too: Most of Pulovski's partners have ended up in body bags. But they'll have to get along if they want to take down the car-theft ring whose leaders (Raul Julia, Sônia Braga) are responsible for the death of the veteran's last partner. Does it matter that Pulovski's been pulled off the case? Not a bit.

Director: Clint Eastwood
Producer: Howard G. Kazanjian, Steven Siebert, David Valdes
Production Co: Warner Bros., Malpaso Company
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.3M
Runtime: 2h 1m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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