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This is a strange one ...whoever was in charge of directorial reins did not know if they were making a carry on style comedy ..a hardcore porn movie...a cop thriller in the style of the sweeney ..or an outright Horror movie replete with Psychopath ...-the end result is a confuse mish mash , not without some appeal --but with a lot of 'Non-appeal' at the same time..adding to the Euston-films cop show feel is Glynn Murphy ( Dave from minder ) as a detective sergeant who actually has the funniest line in the whole movie ( when i say it is 'F off' you will know the overall standard of writing )--his associate is the bloke off 'Thats life' and there are cameos from famous British faces including Derren Nesbitt whose screentime amounts to 2 mins and he looks like a Treacle-sponge ...-Sad spectacle in a way yet remains watchable for its entire duration ..when the 'supposedly shocking ending' comes you think ...yeah , that about makes sense ..-overall worth a watch for the nudity and dodgy performances .

Great Movie . ..captures an intense very macho ...even crazy atmosphere of these Afghan horse riders and their culture .. I know that doesnt sound particularly interesting but believe me it is . . .-sustains the full running time easily ..... The plot is centring around Afghani horse riders participating in a competition called Bouzkashi ....to these men it is everything .. Life and Death ...the Greatest sport on Earth ..and with the 2 characters of Jack Palance and Omar Shariff you really feel it ... -a Very powerful and intense film ..even if you are not a fan of horses it is still a memorable and excellent movie ...10 out of 10 thats not something I would ordinarily give . . . .brilliant movie !

This film just never gets going .. Newman seems like a parody character .. Marvin just goes through the motions ...there is an air of whimsy to the thing that is just out of place ...-in short it just does not work . . . .I would like to know if this was made before or after 'Junior Bonner' with steve mcqueen .not taking into account the official release date .....-seems like an effort to cash in on the formula ...and whereas Mcqueen could pull off the character, Newman just seems like a Big Dummy ..not particularly humorous or engaging as a character ..just dumb ...-this is not a fim remembered by Lee Marvin or Paul Newman fans ,and I can see why ....just doesnt work ..!