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Lightning Jack (1994)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:1

Rotten:14

Average Rating:3.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Lightning Jack Kane, a former member of the infamous Younger Brother gang, recently left the boys to ride the range on his own. When he comes upon a small town, he robs the bank and takes a mute... Lightning Jack Kane, a former member of the infamous Younger Brother gang, recently left the boys to ride the range on his own. When he comes upon a small town, he robs the bank and takes a mute named Ben as his hostage. But before long Ben and Jack are partners on equal ground. Together they comb the prairie, crossing hostile Indian territory and cavorting with women of ill-repute along the way. Eventually Lightning Jack catches up with his old girlfriend Lana, but not before he's taken a long and dangerous ride across the new frontier. [More]

Starring: Paul Hogan, Cuba Gooding, Beverly D'Angelo

Starring: Paul Hogan, Cuba Gooding, Beverly D'Angelo

Director: Simon Wincer

Director: Simon Wincer

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Steve Crum

Politically incorrect jokes (endlessly) about hearing impaired (Gooding) make for tasteless flick.

comment Comment | Mar., 14 2009 09:57 AM

Video-Reviewmaster.com

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It's a long slow trek from gag to gag.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 25 2008 04:44 PM

Channel 4 Film

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2/4

The relationship between Ben and Jack never really develops any warmth or resonance, mainly because it seems never to have been thought through.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 25 2008 04:43 PM

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Leonard Klady

A good-natured, if laconic, oater that rides along nicely on the screen persona of writer/actor Paul Hogan.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 25 2008 04:40 PM

Variety

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1/5

Jeffrey Westhoff

No review available.

comment Comment | Apr., 04 2006 12:16 PM

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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2/5

Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Aug., 12 2005 03:51 PM

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Linda Cook

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comment Comment | Apr., 07 2004 09:25 PM

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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Stephen Holden

The film has no internal comic rhythm to match its faltering sense of humor. Much of the time, it plods along like a mediocre conventional western.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 20 2003 05:01 PM

New York Times

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1/5

Philip Martin

No review available.

comment Comment | Sep., 11 2002 12:11 PM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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1/5

Scott Weinberg

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 26 2002 11:00 PM

eFilmCritic.com

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2/4

Chris Hicks

This road has been trod a few too many times before.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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1.5/4

James Berardinelli

Hogan should hang up his spurs until a truly original impulse comes along.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

ReelViews

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1/5

Marc Savlov

A Western for people that hate Westerns.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Austin Chronicle

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Richard Harrington

Lightning Jack feels like a film you might stumble across late at night on the USA Network.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Washington Post

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2/4

Roger Ebert

It's impossible to dislike Paul Hogan, and almost as hard to like his movies. They're as goodhearted as they are simple-minded.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Chicago Sun-Times

 
 
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