XoWizIama Excellent adaptation.

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

ShangLuda Admirable film.

Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

DKosty123 There are several things which are attractive from this film.The pairing of Robert Culp (also directing) with Bill Cosby again. They were very good on televisions I Spy and are just as good here.The nostalgic look at the LA Colesium with footage of a 1972 Rams-Falcons game including Rams Punter Pat Studstill and some vintage Dodger Footage, Culp sneaking in a line from one of the female co-stars telling Cosby he has a bad sense of humor.The action is pretty good and the photography are strong. The plot while predictable is OK. There is a lot of gunfire but not as much blood as the Clint Eastwood films of the same period.Film noir from the 1970's.

lemans71 One of the greatest films ever made...... "Nobody came. nobody cares. It's still not about anything."As dark and brilliant as it gets.... ahead of it's time even BEFORE it was ahead of its time. Maybe we'll all catch up in another 20 years.If Culp had "just let up" it might have made more money and got better reviews.... it might have lead to other directing jobs...... be he DIDN'T let up..... and we have this masterpiece to thank for it.... Cosby gives the performance of a lifetime, Culp does the same on both sides of the camera…Watch the first few minutes and where Quentin got the opening of Jackie Brown. I wish he'd had another chance directing….. but this film is so good…… so perfect…. It's almost fitting.....What more is there to say anyways..If you want to see this film the way it was meant to be seen, on the big screen with amazing sound, Robert Culp in going to present it person at the AERO THEATER in Santa Monica, CA February 18th 2007 at 7:30pm with a Q&A talk afterwords……… it'll be a beautiful print of Hickey & Boggs and then a Q&A with Culp... which will be followed by Walter Hills 48 hours....

cabrelli9 A real treat. Cosby is straight as an arrow. Reminds me of Lee Marvin, here. Culp uses very simple but arresting technique in this directorial debut. His style may look limited but it is hard to imagine a film edited and paced in such a style today except maybe Soderberg's THE LIMEY. This is a key film in the PI genre. It should be seen. Very intelligent, very enjoyable and marvelously put together. It has the pitfalls of the era, the 'heavies' are like lumbering monsters and there is probably one chilli dog too many. But these are quibbles. It's a pity Cosby wasn't in more movies like this. And a damn shame that Culp never picked up the camera again. 8/10

Fred Sliman (fs3) Unknown or forgotten, and never released on video, this unexpectedly gritty film from Robert Culp (who also directed) and Bill Cosby is light years away from their popular I Spy series. As two low-end private eyes, neither has ever been more effective on screen before. An interesting, atypical contrast of styles in their acting; Cosby plays it humorless, (in a realistic, lived-in fashion, not a tough guy caricature) while Culp is alternates several nice modes for his character.The earliest directorial effort from Walter Hill stands among the best of his career (it would make a fine double bill with his classic THE DRIVER), and also among the best of the rich era of 1970's crime dramas. It was released by United Artists and the rights-holders would do us a favor to release it for sale. It has some class-A action scenes and two terrific central performances. Hopefully will soon see the light of day again and gain some of the reputation it so deserves.