Very silly, but fun movie.

Rating: Null/10 (8 April 2003)

The Cannonball Run is basically the movie version of that old classic cartoon "Wacky Races". Its packed with stars, Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis JR, Farrah Fawcett and even Jackie Chan! Its fun to watch but little or no effort has been made in trying to put some kind of plot into the film. Roger Moore sends up his James Bond character so much I'm surprised the Broccoli's let him make another one! He even drives around in the Aston Martin from Goldfinger which was a Sean Connery Bond film! It would have made more sense to have him drive the Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me, but then I'm probably putting more thought into the film than they were. This was Jackie Chans first American film, in an interview I seen him do once he complained that they never let him bring any of his own stunt guys over from Hong Kong to make the fights faster, plus they made him fight on sand which he says makes it much harder to stage some impressive action.
As for Burt Reynolds he's simply coasting along, just being well...himself really, this was probaby one of his last major hit films, if you want to see what a terrific actor he can be check out "Deliverance".
The car stunts are pretty good though and Dean Martin and Sammy Davis JR make a very funny pair, Jack Elam's brilliant as a mad Doctor. Plus Farrah Fawcett and Adrien Barbeau look fantastic! So my advice is get a few beers in and switch your brain off if you want to enjoy this movie. *5/10*