City Heat (1984)

Clint Eastwood is my all time favorite actor. I have seen all of his big movies, so when I watch a Clint Eastwood movie I have not seen, it is a treat for me.
City Heat starts Clint and Burt Reynolds. It is advertised as a copy buddy comedy, though thats not really the case, because the two are not really friends in the movie, they just tolerate each other. It is set in the 1920s and focuses on a private detective (Reynolds) who is trying to track down some money his friend stole from a mobster so they don't hurt his girlfriend, and a cop (Eastwood) following all the mayhem and trying to stop the mobster.
It is advertised as a comedy, but sadly, isn't that funny. Burt Reynolds has a few VERY funny lines, but not many. I wish they would have given him more because a few of his one liners are hilarious. Even though Eastwood can be funny, he plays the straight man for the most part in this movie. Though some of quips towards Reynolds did make me smile. Since it involves cops and mobsters there is some shooting and action, but none of it is really memorable.
There are must better Eastwood and Reynolds movies to watch. So unless you have seen most of those, there is really no reason to watch this. It's not awful, just other movies do this a lot better. For the die hard fans Eastwood fans only.

3 of 5 Stars