I saw this movie few years ago for the first time and I liked it a lot. It’s a great movie you can watch with friends and be entertained. Plus, Sally Field is drop-dead gorgeous, and watching two guys being chased by cops through half of the movie is always fun.
But you’re not a fan of country music. Well, there is very little country music in the movie, which fits perfectly with the scenes they’re in, but I promise you that you will find it bearable. There isn’t all that much music in the movie anyway. It’s all car noises and dialogue.
If you’re a car person – this is the movie that introduced Pontiac Trans Am to two generations of people according to Wikipedia, and you’ll definitely love the CB radio interactions between Bandit 1 and Bandit 2.
So, what’s the movie about? The plot is definitely elementary. Two rich guys who have more money than what they know what to do with it like to make bets with people who drive trucks. They usually ask them to do something illegal for an insane amount of money, and if they lose it’s probably because they got caught by the police which is part of the bet because these truckers wouldn’t be able to pay up the cash the rich guy is paying anyway. So between jail and the cash – it’s a good risk-reward ratio for both parties.
Burt Reynolds plays Bandit, who’s a tough trucker who’s been across the country a few times and knows his stuff, as well as a big ego and pride the size of Texas. Jerry Reed plays Snowman, who is Bandit’s partner and best friend, and together these two did many jobs previously. Together, they take on a bet to do something that’s never been done before. In 28 hours, that make the timeline of this movie, and along the way something happens that makes the movie even more interesting and introduces us to the cops who make the movie all the more interesting, even if they are very cliched characters.
All in all, Smokey and the Bandit isn’t an academy award winner, but it is fun and entertaining. I give Smokey and the Bandit 7/10.
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