Hot Pursuit

Filmpac Distribution | Release Date: May 8, 1987

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29	METASCORE Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews

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TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)

Limping along on a scant plot, HOT PURSUIT succeeds largely because of Cusack's handling of his character. Loggia is always a pleasure to watch, even when his part is as mindless as it is here. Read full review

Johanna Steinmetz

This is a movie that can`t, or won`t, pay attention to the finer details. The result is that Hot Pursuit never quite catches fire. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

Romance and comedy are dumped in favor of carnage: a self-sabotaging decision for what might have been a cute, enjoyable movie. Read full review

Chris DaFoe

While the elements are there, the spirit isn't. The film is too predictable (oops, missed her again) to be exciting, and it's too fond of its pilfered Treasure Island roots to have fun with them.[13 May 1987]

Caryn James

Hot Pursuit is just what you'd expect from such a stale formula: a misadventure in paradise that makes ''Gilligan's Island'' look like ''The Night of the Iguana.'' Read full review

Hal Boedeker

The plot, a series of missed connections, grows boring. The action scenes have no oomph. And the actors are lost. As the disheveled Dan, Cusack is charming, but he can't make this tired tourist tale go. And he can't fall down a mountain as well as Kathleen Turner. [19 May 1987, p.D5]

Gene Siskel

To call this picture "Hot Pursuit" is false advertising; "Lethargic Pursuit" would be more accurate. [22 May 1987, p.A]