Sam Whiskey (1969)

A widow hires an ex-gambler to retrieve gold bars from a sunken river boat in Colorado and discreetly return them to the Federal Mint, from where they had been stolen by her dead husband.

Good-natured, but sloppily handled Western comedy is mainly focused on its star, but has not much more to offer.

Halliwell (no star): "Easy-going but rather slackly handled Western."

Maltin**: "Modestly mounted, uninteresting Western wasting talents of good cast...For Western aficionados and Reynolds addicts only."

The Cannonball Run (1981)

A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race, and they will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.

From memory: All-star cast thigh-slapping car chase comedy, mainly for an audience with a low threshold to have a laugh.

Halliwell (no star): "Well-known stars are all at sea in this comedy/disaster extravaganza, which seems to have begun as a joke rather than a script."

Maltin BOMB: "Just what civilization needs - more Reynolds car-chase silliness...Pretty unendurable, despite unusual cast; rumor has it that the one responsible for casting Dino and Sammy as priests is still doing his Hail Marys."

Starting Over (1979)

 

 

A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This affects his love life in comic ways.

 

From memory:  70s relationship drama, humorous, lively and with a good cast, but not particularly memorable.

 

Halliwell*: "Plain-speaking sex comedy-drama with accomplished stars giving rather more than the script is worth."

 

Maltin***: "Likable comedy...top performances but unfortunately, story goes awry toward conclusion for a lackluster turn of events and denouement." 

Navajo Joe (1966)

A Native American warrior called Navajo Joe seeks revenge on a gang of sadistic outlaws who has massacred the people of his tribe.

Violent and rompous Spaghetti Western hardly takes a breath to stop the action; Burt Reynolds is curiously cast as some kind of "half-breed" superhero.

Maltin***: "Gory, quite savage spaghetti Western with some rousing action and a good score by Ennio Morricone..."

Deliverance (1972)

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, an outdoor fanatic takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

End Game (2006)

A Secret Service agent and a news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President.

Not so bad conspiracy thriller with some production value, a good cast and - an unlikely plot.