The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, March 08, 1994, Image 4

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The Battalion
Tuesday, March 8,Mi
Tues
'The Chase' runs
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
on cheap plot and empty dialogs
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' Antho
Kiedis and Flea verify whyth
guys are musicians, not actc
Kiedis and Flea play the par!
two monster-truckin' redne;
whose foiled attempt to help!
officers in pursuit lands ther
ride in the back seat of a pat
car.
Unfortunately, the best mis
rolls with the credits. Sum
Bad Religion and the Roll
Band provide a welcoiti
change from some of the CHI
sounding pursuit music.
Although "The Chase"!
on the highways of South
California, it was filmed
Houston during the summa
1993.
Even though several tea
moments and an almost surpr.
ending try to salvage "11
Chase", they don't makeupl;
the long trip.
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