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Page 4 The Battalion Tuesday, March8,K Tuesday •:a^£ 'The Chase' runs on cheap plot and empty dialogut By Paul Neale The Battalion "The Chase" Starring Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson, Henry Rollins and Josh Mostel Directed by Adam Rifkin Rated PG-13 Playing at Schulman VI Ingredients for "The Chase": combine healthy portions of "The Fugitive" with "Smokey and The Bandit," add a dash of "BJ and the Bear" and "CHiPs," and cook very slowly for 90 minutes. Jack Hammond (Charlie Sheen) is a falsely accused bank robber who jumps bail and steals a car to make a run for the border. While Hammond is at a convenience store buying ciga rettes and gassing up, two offi cers inside the store hear the bulletin about the car he has stolen. Knowing that he will be caught before he makes a bee line for Tijuana, Mexico, Ham mond takes Natalie Voss (Kristy Swanson) hostage and flees in her BMW. Coincidentally, Voss is the daughter of billionaire Dalton Voss, played by Ray Wise. Deemed as the "Donald Trump of California," Mr. Voss's lack of concern for his daughter's safety enrages Hammond, her captor. When Hammond takes up for neglected daughter Natalie, she begins to see him in a different light. At that point, Jack and Natalie's relationship goes from 0 to 60 in less than an hour. Officers Dobbs (Henry Rollins) and Figus (Josh Mostel) lead the chase. Dobbs' "let's go get us a bad guy" attitude off sets Figus' sensitivity. Howev er, comedic actor Mostel doesn't fit his unfunny, family- man role. And as ex-vocalist for Black Flag and current frontman Charlie Sheen and Kristy Swanson star as Jack Hammond and Natalie Voss in the romantic action-comedy "The Chase." of the Rollins Band, Rollins' role as the monotoned. Dirty Harry officer doesn't quite jive with his hard-core musician's role. With backup from Officer Figus, the discourse in the patrol car falls asleep at the wheel. Throughout the chase scenes, two Hard Copy-types capture the action-packed footage from the back seat of the squad car. "The Chase" satirizes media coverage of high-speed pursuits with up-to-the-minute reports. The media promotes Hammond from kidnapper to terrorist as newsanchors dramatize the cou ple's race to freedom. The spoofs of media viewers' insa tiable appetite for real-life dra mas and news stations' competi tion for coverage of "entertain ing" news redeems some of "The Chase's" stalled dialogue. As the film drones on, the media, and consequently the public's, perception of Natalie's welfare takes a turn for the worse. Inside the red BMW, Jack and Natalie's relationship blossoms as "The Chase" be comes "The Cheese." Dry and lagging dialogue slows the high-speed chase to a Sunday afternoon drive at some points. Officers Dobbs and Fi gus, in particular, put the brakes on some of the scenes obviously intended to be poignant. Cameo appearances by Red Hot Chili Peppers' An Kiedis and Flea verify why guys are musicians, not act( Kiedis and Flea play the pan) two monster-truckin' red™ whose foiled attempt to help officers in pursuit lands thei ride in the back seat of a car. Unfortunately, the bestmij rolls with the credits. Bad Religion and the Band provide a welcoa change from some of the CR| sounding pursuit music. Although "The Chase" isj on the highways of South] California, it was filmed Houston during the summetj 1993. Even though several teij moments and an almost surprj ending try to salvage "H Chase", they don't makeup!) the long trip. Ga Contii be tak Me comm emplc iers, p the di mall. 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