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Raw Deal

1986

John Irvin

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Sam Wanamaker, Paul Shenar ...

4.2

4,664

Action Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a personal vendetta with a promise of reinstatement into the FBI if Patrovina is taken down. To accomplish this, Kaminsky must go undercover and join Patrovina's gang.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"There's a lot this movie doesn't pause for, including a rational explanation of the plot (...) It replaces absolutely everything (...) with a fetish for nonstop action (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"It delivers every punch it promises (...) [Schwarzenegger] wears well as a film personality"	POS
United States	Variety	"[It] suffers from an irredeemably awful script, and even director John Irvin's engaging sense of how absurd the proceedings are can't work an alchemist's magic."	NEG
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"A sadly lightweight spar through rule-breaking cop conventions that doesn't utilise it's star's bulk to any great effect (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Radio Times	"Entertaining (...) If you can suspend your disbelief you'll have a ball (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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