It is spectacular. No models used here. Metal meets metal and the bus loses badly. Then there's a plunge Kimble takes that would give vertigo to an Acapulco cliff diver. Exposure to the TV show upon which the film is based isn't necessary to appreciate the movie, which opens today, Friday, Aug. 6.
Devotees can play the compare and contrast game.
The basics are kept intact. While he tries to avoid the law, he looks for the one- armed man who actually committed the crime. A mystery element has been added to the film which Sherlock Holmes could have solved in a coma. The movie also contains a few holes, which can't be revealed without spoiling the mystery. He's much too busy enjoying the cat and mouse game he's set up.