Hickey & Boggs

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Mark W Poorly written script with a confusing plot. Day player acting outside of the two leads. Robert Culp should have stuck to acting as his directing here is woeful. The action beats are OK hence one star. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review camille l Pour ce qui est de l'atmosphère, de la mise en scène et de l'esthétique d'Hickey & Boggs, Robert Culp a tout bon. Tantôt étouffant, tantôt désespérant, Hickey & Boggs a tout pour être un bon film noir bien ancré dans ses 70's. C'est alors extrêmement dommage que le scénario soit absolument incompréhensible passée la première demi-heure et que le nombre de personnages soit aussi important, surtout quand il est impossible de comprendre leurs enjeux dramatiques. Robert Culp et Bill Cosby sont bons, mais c'est plutôt Vincent Gardenia qui brille. A noter la présence d'un jeune James Woods. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Action and suspense films from the early 1970s have a distinctive period flavor to them. The surprisingly effective Hickey and Boggs - co-star Robert Culp's sole directorial effort - embodies that disillusioned and dissolute era of movie making. The rough and choppy editing, the oddly cropped shots keep the viewer on edge; so do the less than pristine cinematography and the cacophonous sound track, with dialogue overlaid on a constant, dull background roar of ambient noise. Often this proved to be a recipe for pretentious but empty disasters and cynical exploitation films; here, it all works to keep the level of unease - of menace - uncomfortably high--Action and suspense films from the early 1970s have a distinctive period flavor to them. The surprisingly effective Hickey and Boggs - co-star Robert Culp's sole directorial effort - embodies that disillusioned and dissolute era of movie making. The rough and choppy editing, the oddly cropped shots keep the viewer on edge; so do the less than pristine cinematography and the cacophonous sound track, with dialogue overlaid on a constant, dull background roar of ambient noise. Often this proved to be a recipe for pretentious but empty disasters and cynical exploitation films; here, it all works to keep the level of unease - of menace - uncomfortably high--A Potent Dose of 70's L. A. downbeat neo-noir!! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Gave it a spin off the TiVo and a cable recording after reading a friend's blog reviews of it, and I have to say that I was pretty impressed. Cosby and Culp manage a nicely bleak feeling from start to finish. Well worth a rental. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member One of those defeatist 70's neo-noir movies that has a charm, but it moves painfully slow in parts and is so devoid of humanity that it's kind of a downer, (which I get is the point, but that still doesn't mean you enjoy the time spent in the dark). Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Terrific crime film directed by Robert Culp, featuring the "I Spy" duo of Bill Cosby and Culp as PIs investigating a missing person case, which leads to, of course, more than they bargained for. The film was the first writing screen credit for Walter Hill, who would later go on to make many classics, including "The Warriors," "Extreme Prejudice" and "48hrs." While Hill can definitely write strong Dialogue (see "Hard Times" or "Undisputed") this one falls into the category of his less-is-more scripts when it comes to dialogue (see "The Driver" or "Last Man Standing"). But to this film specifically, it's a very tough detective story that is moodily directed by Culp. I'm disappointed that this was the only feature film directed by Culp. He really showed a really good sense of action and pacing, if not always great judgement when it came to some of the more broad characterizations. Still, this a terrific film that served a stark contrast to Culp and Cosby's very breezy "I Spy" TV series. And look fast for James Woods in only his second big screen appearance. You also get brief appearances by Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia and Ed Lauter. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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