Good Ole' Character Comedy

Rating: 7/10 (2 June 2010)

"The Cannonball Run" is a very fun film. To start off, this film has a nice star-studded cast with the likes of Burt Reynolds, Dom Deluise, Farrah Fawcett, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, and my personal favorite Jack Elam-- who all constantly throw out laughs. Everyone is excellent in their unique and very eccentric roles. There are amazing comedic duos who are wildly out in their prime such as Reynolds & Deluise, Davis & Martin, Bradshaw & Tillis. Plus there are great amounts of eye candy between the like of Farrah Fawcett and Adrienns Barbeau. The fact that this film is also based off of a real race makes me want to have seen it all for myself. This is a very character-based comedy and is nothing compared to it's more well known ancestor "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World". However it still makes it's mark in the rat-race genre. I highly recommend Canonball Run to anybody who hasn't seen it. Take a risk and see how you like another classical and loopy take of cross-country greed and chance.