The Rookie

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The Rookie

R

1990

2h 1m

Action

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Police Det. Nick Pulovski isn't so happy when he gets paired with young rookie David Ackerman. 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 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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Max M.

@Househuntermax Feb 17

I love Clint Eastwood. I love cars. I don’t love this movie.

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown Feb 11

Eastwood gets Sheen as his rookie partner. Moments of funny - but mostly goes wild when Sheen decides he's fed up.

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David S.

@baxter667 Dec 30

An average by the numbers police film, this should have been a slam dunk, but it wasn't. It's a shame because Clint Eastwood is one of my favorite actors and directors and Charlie Seen was at the height of his powers at this time and the film is just mediocre. A subpar plot, bad acting, and totally wasted Raul Julia. It isn't great, but if you're a fan of Clint Eastwood it's okay and believe there are worse movies out there!!!

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Anthony B

@RT14375848 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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Synopsis

Police Det. Nick Pulovski isn't so happy when he gets paired with young rookie David Ackerman. 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 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