Charlie Farrow (Patrick Dempsey) is a cocksure law student in Boston, who works part time as a mechanic. When his boss tasks him with driving a Porsche to Atlantic City and get paid $200 for the trouble, he can’t see a downside. On the way however the car breaks down and Charlie is forced to stop off to get it repaired. 

  
Whilst visiting a gambling den, Charlie gets into a disagreement with a fellow gambler, who falls, hits his head and dies in the ensuing struggle. However this ‘gambler’ was the son of a local mob boss. Now Charlie must run for his life from mob enforcers, crooked cops and anyone else looking to claim the bounty on his head. 

  
I have to say I did really enjoy this. Once Charlie has to run, the movie doesn’t let up. Patrick Dempsey plays the part of the cocky Charlie well. Someone who’s mouth seems to get him into more trouble than out of it. Not a great start for a law student one would imagine. Kelly Preston is passable as the gambling den waitress that Charlie must turn to for help. I’ve never really cared much for Kelly Preston and find that she’s a very poor actress, but luckily she doesn’t have much to do here, so it doesn’t really cause too much of an issue. 

  
This is the sort of movie that you would catch on TV late at night. It doesn’t require much thought or investment and sets out to entertain, which to me is what movies are all about. There’s a lot to like in this movie, and it’s easy to see why Dempsey has become a star as he exudes a lot of likeablity here. Recommended. 

4/5

JM